K-3 - Soviet cruising diesel-electric submarine of the Great Patriotic War , the third ship of the XIV series "Cruising" .
| K-3 | |
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| Ship history | |
| Flag state |  the USSR |
| Port of registry | Polar |
| Launching | July 31, 1938 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | March 1943 |
| Current status | went missing |
| Main characteristics | |
| Type of ship | Cruising DPL |
| Project designation | XIV series, type "K - Cruising" |
| Speed (surface) | 22.5 knots |
| Speed (underwater) | 10.2 knots |
| Working depth | 80 m |
| Immersion depth | 100 m |
| Autonomy of swimming | 50 days 7 500 km at 10.3 knots , 176 km underwater at 3 knots |
| Crew | 67 people, including 10 officers |
| Cost | 18 million rubles |
| Dimensions | |
| Surface displacement | 1,490 t |
| Underwater displacement | 2 104 t |
| Length is the greatest (on design basis) | 97.7 m |
| The width of the body naib. | 7.4 m |
| Average draft (on design basis) | 4.04 m |
| Power point | |
| Diesel electric 2 diesel engines 9DKR , 2 × 4,200 hp diesel generator 38K8 , 800 hp 2 PG11 electric motors , 2 × 1 200 hp | |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 2 × 100 mm / 51 B-24PL 2 × 45 mm / 46 21-K 2 × 7.62 mm machine gun |
| Torpedo mine weapons | 6 bow 533 mm TA 4 feed 533 mm TA , 24 torpedoes 20 min barrage |
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Construction History
K-3 was laid down on December 27, 1936 at the factory number 194 “them. A. Marty ”in Leningrad under serial number 453. Launching took place on July 31, 1938 , K-3 was included in the 13th division of the training submarine brigade of the Baltic Fleet. November 27, 1940 the boat went into operation.
Service History
On May 26, 1940, K-3 became a part of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet, the permanent commander of the boat throughout its service was the 3rd-rank captain Kuzma Ivanovich Malofeev. The ship met the Great Patriotic War as part of the Baltic Fleet Submarine Training Brigade for combat training.
July 26, 1941 K-3 made an exit to mine production. Judging by the instruments, the setting was successful, however, due to a malfunction of the mine-dumping device, the hatches did not open completely, and all the mines remained inside the tank. Upon returning to the base, the boat was prepared for the passage of the White Sea-Baltic Canal to the Northern Fleet and on September 8 arrived in Molotovsk , on September 17 became part of the 1st division of the Northern Fleet Submarine Brigade .
December 3, 1941 held a unique artillery battle with the pursuing ships in the surface. During the unsuccessful attack of the German transport Altkirch ( German Altkirch ) at the exit from the Bustad-Sund Strait, it was counterattacked by the UJ-1708, UJ-1416 and UJ-1403 anti-submarine ships, which were armed seiners. According to the accuracy of the deep bombing, the commander of the submarine, K. Malofeev, and the providing commander (commander of the first division of the submarine brigade ), captain of the 2nd rank M. I. Gadzhiev ) concluded that it was discovered. They decided to surface and attack the enemy with cannon fire. The artillery duel lasted 7 minutes. During this time, K-3 fired 39 100-mm and 47 45-mm shells. As a result, UJ-1708 exploded and sank (50 sailors died), and UJ-1416 retreated. The boat successfully returned to Polyarny. [one]
The boat made 10 military campaigns with a total duration of 123 days, made five torpedo attacks, fired 24 torpedoes, sank the UJ-1108 anti-submarine corvette and damaged the Fechenheim transport (8,116 gt, washed ashore). Made one mine setting, set 20 minutes. According to verified post-war data, the Norwegian ship Ingoy (327 gb) was killed on the mines exhibited.
Missing in March 1943 , allegedly sunk on March 21 in the area of Cape Nordkap with depth charges of anti-submarine ships UJ-1102, UJ-1106, UJ-1111. 68 dead (entire crew). However, on March 28, within the K-3 position, the next convoy going to Kirkenes was subjected to a new attack, during which the Germans recorded the passage of 3 torpedoes. Enemy watchdogs did not find anything and dropped 19 depth charges to disrupt the second attack.
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Literature
- Platonov A.V. Encyclopedia of Soviet submarines 1941-1945. - M .: AST , 2004 .-- 592 p. - 3000 copies. - ISBN 5-17-024904-7 .
- Morozov M. E. Submarines in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. - Part 3: Northern Fleet. - “KM Strategy”, 2005. - P. 15-16.
- “Chronicle of the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union at the Northern Theater from 06.22.41–31.12.41. (issue number 1). ” - SPb. , 1999.