Soviet submarine Shch-214

	Shch-214 was of X series.
History
Soviet Union
Name	Shch-214
Laid down	13 July 1935
Launched	23 April 1937
Commissioned	4 March 1939
Fate	Sunk 19 June 1942
General characteristics
Class and type	Shchuka-class submarine, Type X
Displacement	577 tons surfaced; 704 tons submerged;
Length	57.00 m (187 ft 0 in)
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in)
Draught	3.78 m (12 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft diesel electric, 1,020 kW (1,370 bhp) diesel, 600 kW (800 bhp) electric
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) on the surface;; 6.3 knots (11.7 km/h; 7.2 mph) submerged;
Range	6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Test depth	91 m (300 ft)
Complement	38
Armament	4 × bow torpedo tubes; 2 × stern torpedo tubes; (10 torpedoes); 2 × 45 mm (1.8 in) semi-automatic guns;

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.^[2]

Service history

Shch-214 served in the southern Black Sea, with some success, often striking against neutral Turkish schooners.

Ships sunk by *Shch-214*^[3]
Date	Ship	Tonnage	Notes
3 November 1941	Kaynakdere	85 GRT	sailing vessel (gunfire)
5 November 1941	Torcello	3,336 GRT	tanker (torpedo)
1 January 1942	Koraltepe	209 GRT	sailing vessel (gunfire)
29 May 1942	Hudavendigar	90 GRT	sailing vessel (ramming)
31 May 1942	Mahbubdihan	85 GRT	sailing vessel (gunfire)
2 June 1942	Kaynarea	? GRT	sailing vessel (ramming)
Total:		3,805 GRT

On 22 January 1942, she was damaged in a storm at Tuapse when she was crushed against the quayside by the destroyer Boyky. Repairs took fifteen days to complete.^[4]

Loss

After her patrols 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 were taken as prisoners of war and one later escaped.^[5]