Name Shch-214 Commissioned 4 March 1939 Construction started 13 July 1935 Length 58 m Beam 6.2 m | Laid down 13 July 1935 Fate Sunk 19 June 1942 Launched 23 April 1937 Draft 3.78 m | |
Class and type Shchuka-class submarine, Type X Displacement 577 tons surfaced
704 tons submerged | ||
Shch-214 was a Shchuka-class submarine of the Soviet Navy. Her keel was laid down by 61 Kommunara in Nikolajev on 13 July 1935. She was launched on 23 April 1937 and commissioned on 4 March 1939 in the Black Sea Fleet. The submarine was under the command of Captain Vlasov Vladimir Yakovlevich until the loss of the vessel.
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Service history
Shch-214 served in the southern Black Sea, with some success, often striking against neutral Turkish schooners.
Loss
After herpatrols in the southern Black Sea, the submarine was employed as a transport unit to support the Soviet forces in the Siege of Sevastopol. During one of these missions, Shch-214 was torpedoed while on the surface by the Italian motor torpedo boat MAS-571 on 19 June 1942. Two of her crew survived.
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