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Soviet submarine S 101

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Name
  
S-101

Commissioned
  
15 December 1940

Fate
  
Scrapped in 1957

Launched
  
20 April 1938

Draft
  
4.4 m

Laid down
  
20 June 1937

Decommissioned
  
17 February 1956

Construction started
  
20 June 1937

Length
  
78 m

Class and type
  
Soviet S-class submarine

S-101 was a Stalinets-class submarine of the Soviet Navy. Her keel was laid down in Gorkiy on 20 June 1937. She was launched on 20 April 1938 and commissioned on 15 December 1940 in the Northern Fleet.

Service history

S-101 served in Northern Fleet; the most notable success of this boat was the torpedoing and sinking of German U-boat U-639 in the Kara Sea. S-101 was awarded with Order of the Red Banner because of the success.

References

Soviet submarine S-101 Wikipedia