Soviet submarine Shch-421
 Shch-421 was of X series. | |
| History | |
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 Soviet Union | |
| Name | Shch-421 |
| Laid down | 20 November 1934 |
| Launched | 12 May 1935 |
| Commissioned | 5 December 1937 |
| Fate | Scuttled on sea on 9 April 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Shchuka-class submarine, Type X[1] |
| Displacement |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Shch-421 was a Shchuka-class submarine of the Soviet Navy. She served in the Northern Fleet during World War II. She was led by commander Nikolai Lunin, before he was replaced by his second-in-command Fyodor Vidyayev.
Service history
The submarine operated in the Northern Fleet and made torpedo attacks during 1941 and 1942, missing multiple targets and sinking one.[citation needed] On 19 February 1942, she ran aground in Skorbeevskaya Bay. She was refloated on 6 March and taken in to Polyarny for repairs.[2] On 8 April 1942 the submarine suffered heavy damage in a minefield: with no more power and close to enemy shores, the crew built a sail out of the canvas cover and managed to move away from the dangerous area. ShCh-421 was then found by K-22. All crew was taken onboard K-22 and the crippled submarine was sunk with a torpedo.
| Date | Ship | Flag | Tonnage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 February 1942 | Konsul Schulte |  | 2,975 GRT | freighter(torpedo) |
| Total: | 2,975 GRT | |||
References
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Shch (Scuka) class". Uboat. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ 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 16 November 2021.
- ^ "ShCh-421 of the Soviet Navy – Submarine of the ShCh (Scuka) class – Allied Warships of WWII". Uboat.net. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in February 1942
- 2 Feb: U-581, W. L. Steed
- 3 Feb: Talthybius
- 4 Feb: India Arrow
- 5 Feb: HMS Arbutus, China Arrow, Empress of Asia
- 6 Feb: U-82
- 9 Feb: Empire Fusilier, USS Lafayette, Natsushio
- 11 Feb: USS Shark, HMCS Spikenard
- 12 Feb: HMS Maori, Skanderbeg, V-1302 John Mahn
- 13 Feb: HMS Tempest
- 14 Feb: HMS Grasshopper, HMS Li Wo, President Taylor, Vyner Brooke
- 15 Feb: HNLMS Van Ghent
- 16 Feb: Monagas
- 17 Feb: USS Detector, Empire Comet, USS Paramount, HNLMS Van Nes
- 18 Feb: HNLMS K VII, USS Pollux, HNLMS Soerabaja, Surcouf, USS Truxtun
- 19 Feb: British Consul, British Motorist, Don Isidro, Empire Seal, Kelat, Mauna Loa, HMAS Mavie, USAT Meigs, Miraflores, Neptuna, USS Peary, HNLMS Piet Hein, Portmar, Zealandia
- 21 Feb: Kurtuluş
- 22 Feb: Hanne, Sama
- 23 Feb: HMS P38
- 24 Feb: Empire Celt, Struma (disaster)
- 26 Feb: Cassimir
- 27 Feb: HNLMS De Ruyter, HMS Electra, USS Langley, HMS Jupiter, HNLMS Java, HNLMS Kortenaer, R.P. Resor, Tembien
- 28 Feb: USS Jacob Jones
- Unknown date: I-23
- 4 Feb: USS Marblehead
- 18 Feb: USS Wilkes
- 19 Feb: Shch-421
- 20 Feb: Koolama
- 22 Feb: Enrico Cosenz
- 24 Feb: USS Thresher
- 25 Feb: I-5, I-6
- 28 Feb: USS Greenling, USS S-17
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