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| History |
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 Soviet Union |
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| Name | S-101 |
| Laid down | 20 June 1937 |
| Launched | 20 April 1938 |
| Commissioned | 15 December 1940 |
| Decommissioned | 17 February 1956 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1957 |
| General characteristics |
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| Class and type | Soviet S-class submarine |
| Displacement |
- 840 long tons (853 t) surfaced
- 1,050 long tons (1,067 t) submerged
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| Length | 77.8 m (255 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 6.4 m (21 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion |
- 2 × diesels 2,000 hp (1,491 kW) each
- 2 × electric motors 550 hp (410 kW) each
- 2 × shafts
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| Speed |
- 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) surfaced
- 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
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| Test depth | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Complement | 50 officers and men |
| Armament |
- 6 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes (4 forward, 2 aft)
- 12 × torpedoes
- 1 × 100 mm (4 in) gun
- 1 × 45 mm (2 in) cannon
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S-101 was an S-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.[1]
Ships sunk by S-101[2]
| Date
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Ship
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Flag
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Tonnage
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Notes
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| 29 March 1943
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Ajax
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2297 GRT
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freighter (torpedo)
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| 28 August 1943
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U-639
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769 GRT
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submarine (torpedo)
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| Total: |
3066 GRT |
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