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.
Date | Ship | Flag | 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]
References
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Shch (Scuka) class". Uboat. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ Orlov Alex; Dmitriy Metelev; Evgeniy Chirva. "Великая Отечественная – под водой". Town.ural.ru. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Shch-214 of the Soviet Navy – Soviet Submarine of the Shch (Scuka) class – Allied Warships of WWII". uboat.net. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ Chernyshev, Alexander Alekseevich (2012). Погибли без боя. Катастрофы русских кораблей XVIII–XX вв [They died without a fight. Catastrophes of Russian ships of the XVIII-XX centuries] (in Russian). Veche. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Soviet Naval Battles-Black Sea during WWII (redone)". SovietEmpire. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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