K class submarine profile
design of the class
History
USSR Ensign
NameK-56
Laid down17 October 1937
Launched29 December 1940
Commissioned25 November 1942
Out of service16 October 1957
FateExpended 1957
General characteristics
Displacement
  • 1490 tons surfaced
  • 2600 tons submerged
Length97.65 m
Beam7.4m
Draft4.51m
Propulsion2-shaft diesel electric, 8400-hp diesel, 2400-hp electric
Speed
  • surface - up to 22,5 knots
  • submerged - 10 knots
Range14,000 nm at 11 knots
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 - 45mm guns, 20 mines
Service record
Part of: Baltic Fleet

Soviet submarine K-56 was a K-class submarine of the Soviet Navy during World War II operating with the Baltic Fleet.

Operational history

Entered in service after the German invasion, she saw active service late during the war.

Ships sunk by K-56 [1]
Date Ship Flag Tonnage Notes
29 December 1944 Venersborg Sweden 1046 GRT Merchant ship (torpedo)
11 April 1945 Ramona Sweden 57 GRT Fishing boat (artillery)
Total:1,103 GRT

Additionally, K-56 torpedoed and damaged the German merchant Baltenland(3038 GRT) off Poland on 26 December 1944.

Fate

Sunk in 1957 at nuclear trials.

References

  1. ↑ "K-56 of the Soviet Navy - Soviet Submarine of the K (Katjusa) class - Allied Warships of WWII". Uboat.net. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
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