Soviet submarine K-1
K-class submarine of the Soviet Navy during World War II
design of the class
History
Soviet Union
Name K-1
Laid down 27 December 1936
Launched 29 April 1938
Commissioned 16 December 1939
Fate Missing after 5 September 1943
General characteristics
Displacement
1490 tons surfaced
2600 tons submerged
Length 97.65 m
Beam 7.4m
Draft 4.51m
Propulsion 2-shaft diesel electric, 8400-hp diesel, 2400-hp electric
Speed
surface – up to 22,5 knots
submerged – 10 knots
Range 14,000 nm at 11 knots
Test depth 230 ft (70 m)
Complement 67 (10 officers)
Armament
6 × bow torpedo tubes
2 × stern torpedo tubes
2 × external stern torpedo tubes(24 torpedoes)
2 × 100 mm guns, 2 – 45 mm guns, 20 mines
Service record
Part of:
Northern Fleet
Soviet submarine K-1 was a K-class submarine of the Soviet Navy during World War II .
K-1 was the leading boat of the class. At first located in Baltic, it was relocated to the Northern Fleet prior to the war.
Mihail Avgustinovich [ru ] was the commander of the boat: he requested to be demoted just to lead the submarine into battle. Since March 1943 he was promoted and transferred to the staff of the Northern Fleet, escaping death because the submarine was lost in action a few months later.[ 1]
Loss
The submarine departed base on 5 September 1943 and was never heard or seen again, being lost due to unknown causes.[ 2]
Ship service
Before the sinking, K-1 scored successes as a minelayer-submarine. On 11 August 1942, K-1 was damaged by a mine, but managed to make port on 14 August.
Ships sunk by K-1 [ 2]
Date
Ship
Flag
Tonnage
Notes
8 November 1941
Flottbeck
1,930 GRT
Freighter (mine)
26 December 1941
Kong Ring
1,994 GRT
Freighter (mine)
8 April 1942
Kurzsee
734 GRT
Freighter (mine)
23 May 1942
Asuncion
2,454 GRT
Freighter (mine)
12 September 1942
Robert Bornhofen
6,643 GRT
Freighter (mine)
6 December 1942
V-6116/Ubier
350 GRT
Patrol vessel (mine)
6 December 1942
V-6117/Cherusker
304 GRT
Patrol vessel (mine)
Total:
14,409 GRT
References
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in September 1943
Shipwrecks
3 Sep: I-25
4 Sep: USS LCI(L)-339
5 Sep: USS YP-279
7 Sep: Maloja , Velella
8 Sep: Calitea II , Etna , U-983 , Vesuvio
9 Sep: Antonio Bajamonti , Cattaro , Conte Verde , Ermanno Carlotto , FR 22 , FR 118 , Lepanto , USS Nauset , Nicolò Zeno , Roma , Taranto
10 Sep: HMS Abdiel , Argo , Piero Foscari
11 Sep: Conte di Savoia , Giuseppe La Masa , Pegaso , USS Rowan
12 Sep: Ametista , USS Navajo , U-617
13 Sep: Terra Nova
14 Sep: Giuseppe Sirtori , Katsonis , Newfoundland
15 Sep: Ro-101
16 Sep: Heisternest
18 Sep: Francesco Rismondo
19 Sep: Kansai Maru , U-341
20 Sep: HMCS St. Croix , U-338 , U-346
21 Sep: HMS Polyanthus
22 Sep: U-229
23 Sep: Gaetano Donizetti
24 Sep: Francesco Stocco
25 Sep: Giuseppe Sirtori , USS Skill
26 Sep: HMS Intrepid , Vasilissa Olga
27 Sep: Ardena , Enrico Cosenz , U-161 , U-221
28 Sep: USS Cisco
30 Sep: Sanct Svithun
Unknown date: HMS Gallant , USS Grayling , I-20 , I-182 , USS LCT-209 , K-1 , USS Pompano , Sebastiano Caboto , U-669
Other incidents