K class submarine profile
design of the class
History
USSR EnsignSoviet Union
NameK-23
Laid down5 February 1938
Launched28 April 1939
Commissioned29 September 1940
FateSunk on 12 May 1942
General characteristics
Class and typeK-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,490 tons surfaced
  • 2,600 tons submerged
Length97.65 m (320 ft 4 in)
Beam7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)
Draft4.51 m (14 ft 10 in)
Propulsion2-shaft diesel electric, 8,400 hp (6,300 kW) diesel, 2,400 hp (1,800 kW) electric
Speed
  • surface - up to 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph)
  • submerged - 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Range14,000 nmi (26,000 km; 16,000 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Test depth230 ft (70 m)
Complement67 (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-23 was a K-class submarine of the Soviet Navy during World War II. She was under command of captain Magomet Gadzhiyev (an ethnic Avar) until her loss in 1942.

Operational history

Operating against Axis shipping in Norwegian waters, K-23 made both torpedo and gunfire attacks and laying a field of mines in Porsanger Fjord . The submarine was sunk on 12 May 1942 by depth charges from the German escort ships UJ-1101, UJ-1108 and UJ-1110.

Ships sunk by K-23 [1]
Date Ship Flag Tonnage Notes
19 January 1942 Sørøy Norway 506 GRT Merchant ship (artillery)
15 February 1942 Brik Norway 3664 GRT Merchant ship (mine)
Total:4,170 GRT

Additionally, the German minesweeper M-22 was damaged on 5 November 1941 by a mine laid earlier from the submarine. K-23 also shelled the Norwegian fishing boat Start on 26 November 1941, wounding seven sailors.

References

  1. "K-23 of the Soviet Navy - Soviet Submarine of the K (Katjusa) class - Allied Warships of WWII". Uboat.net. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
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