Walter Leotta wrote:
If commissioned, someone knows the commissioned's date and final fate of this subs? and fleet?
K-54
L-18
L-25
S-17
S-18
S-21
S-22
S-23
S-35
SC-103
SC-414
K-54 - laid down 30.04.1937 in Leningrad, launched 08.03.1941. Not finished, scrapped in 1949.
L-18 - laid down 30.12.1935 in Leningrad, transported in sections to Vladivostok. Launched 12.05.1938, accepted by Pacific Navy 10.10.1939. 09.08.1945 - served in 2nd division of 1st submarine brigade [Ulis bay], commander - captain 3rd rank V. Tsvetko. 22.08.1945 L-18 transported 60 marines to port Maoka [arrived 25.08.1945]. Removed from active service 18.04.1958 and reequipped into nonself-propelled damage control training station UTS-85 [still serves in Pacific in this role].
L-25 - laid down 23.10.1938 in Nikolaev, launched 26.02.1941. 22.06.1941 - in separate submarine division of Black Sea Navy in Nikolaev [commander - captain-lieutenant M. Nikiforov], finished on 63.2%. 11.08.1945 - the tow of L-25 began to Ochakov, then to Sevastopol, Tuapse and Poti. Not finished in 1941-1942 [crew was disbanded 07.01.1942]. 18.12.1944 L-25 sank during the tow to Sevastopol [15 miles from cape Pitsunda].
S-17 "Soviet Svanetia" - laid down 01.08.1939 in Gorky, launched 25.04.1940. Commander since 03.12.1942 - captain-lieutenant N. Firsov. 09.05.1944 - transportation of finished S-17 in floating dock from Gorky to Arkhangelsk began [arrived 21.05.1944]. Since 15.06.1944 - delivery trials. Commander since 24.06.1944 - captain 3rd rank E. Trofimov, since 01.02.1945 - captain 3rd rank Ya. Iosseliani. Since 20.05.1945 - served in North Navy. Removed from active service 29.12.1955 and reequipped into floating charge station PZS-29. Removed from service 12.03.1958, scrapped the same month.
S-18 - laid down 01.08.1940 in Gorky, launched 25.04.1941. It was towed to Astrakhan in summer 1942 for completion, 10.07.1945 - accepted by Caspian Flotilla. Moved from Baku to Baltic Sea in summer 1945 using internal waterway [since 25.08.1945 - in Baltic Sea Navy], transported to Kronshtadt in floating dock 09.1945. Removed from active service 17.02.1956, reequipped into nonself-propelled damage control training station UTS-12. Removed from service 04.10.1957, scrapped in 1960s in Leningrad.
S-21 - laid down 01.12.1939 in Leningrad, launched 29.05.1941. Transported to Astrakhan for completion in autumn 1941. 29.03.1946 - accepted by Caspian Flotilla, moved from Baku to Polarny in summer 1946 using internal waterway. Since 28.07.1946 - in North Navy. In 1949-1950 - moved to Far-East via North sea route, since 21.09.1950 - in 5th fleet, since 23.04.1953 - in Pacific Navy [bay Ulis]. 29.03.1957 - removed from active use, reequipped into floating charge station ZAS-13. 27.11.1959- removed from service and lied up, sank 26.10.1961 because of bad condition of hull. It was raised soon and scrapped.
S-22 - laid down 01.08.1940 in Gorky, launched 25.04.1941. Transported to Astrakhan for completion in autumn 1941. 15.07.1946 - accepted by Caspian Flotilla, moved from Baku to Polarny in autumn 1946 using internal waterway. Since 02.11.1946 - in North Navy. In 1949-1950 - moved to Far-East via North sea route, since 21.09.1950 - in 5th fleet, since 23.04.1953 - in Pacific Navy. 14.03.1955 - removed from active use, reequipped into floating charge station PZS-54. 30.01.1967- removed from service and scrapped the same year.
S-23 - laid down 01.08.1940 in Gorky, launched 25.04.1941. Moved to Polarny in spring 1947using internal waterway. 10.08.1947 - accepted by North Navy. In 1950 - moved to Far-East via North sea route, since 21.09.1950 - in 5th fleet, since 23.04.1953 - in Pacific Navy. 18.04.1958 - removed from active use, reequipped into floating charge station ZAS-15. 15.09.1960 - removed from service and scrapped the same year.
S-35 - laid down 23.02.1940 in Nikolaev, launched 17.07.1941. Transported to Sevastopol [08.1941, near Ochakov tug was exploded on sea mine and undamaged S-35 was towed by tanker "Moskva"] and later to Caucasian port Poti to avoid its capture by Germans. Commander - senior lieutenant V. Belozersky since 09.03.1943. Finished after the end of WWII, accepted by Black Sea Navy 18.02.1948. 04.1954 - moved to Baku, accepted by Caspian Flotilla. 17.02.1956 - removed from active use, reequipped into floating charge station PZS-36. 15.03.1962 - removed from service and scrapped.
Shch-103 "Carp" - laid down 20.03.1932 in Leningrad, transported in sections to Vladivostok, launched in 1933. Accepted by Naval Forces of Far-East 28.10.1933 [served in 1st submarine division of 2nd sea brigade]. Performed training mission in 1934. Since 11.01.1935 - in Pacific Navy. Performed 58-hours under-water run [150 miles] in 1935. Casted ashore by extremelly strong storm 4-5.11.1935, all crewmembers survived. Raised 27-28.03.1936 and towed to Vladivostok, scrapped till 06.1939.
Shch-414 - laid down 29.06.1939 in Leningrad, launched 28.06.1941, not finished, scrapped 23.07.1946. Its parts were used for finishing Shch-411 and Shch-412.
Walter Leotta wrote:
It's not possibile 172.785 brt total for 199 ships, it's too small. In this moment I've in my list 175 ships for 325.111 BRT
Byelorussian historian A.Taras [2004] and Russian historian K. Strelbitsky [1998] give the following number - Soviet submarines sank by torpedos and artillery fire 146 ships and warships [172.785 brt] during WWII + 46 ships/warships exploded on submarine's mines = 192 ships.
Professor Platonov [2004] gives the following number for submarines [my summing up of the data from his tables per year and navy, per torpedos/artillry/mines] - North Navy [37 ships - 95565 brt + 18 warships], Baltic Sea Navy [48 ships - 143265 brt + 5 warships], Black Sea Navy [35 ships - 56181 brt + 11 warships], Pacific Navy [4 ships - ~3900 brt]. So Soviet submarines sank 124 civil ships [298911 brt] and 34 warships during WWII = 158 ships. In reality this amount could be more significant as Platonov counted and desrcibed victories according to confirmed foreign sources only and doubt victories are not taken into consideration.