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Leninets-class submarine

Soviet WW2-era submarine class

Submarine L-4 Garibaldets
Class overview
Preceded by	Dekabrist class
Succeeded by	Shchuka class
Built	1931–1941
In commission	1931–1971
Completed	25
Lost	4
Preserved	1 (partially)
General characteristics [citation needed]
Displacement	Group 1+2: 1,051 tons surfaced 1,327 tons submerged Group 3+4: 1,123 tons surfaced 1,416 tons submerged
Length	Group 1+2: 81 m (265 ft 9 in) Group 3+4: 83.3 m (273 ft 4 in)
Beam	Group 1+2: 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) Group 3+4: 7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Draft	All Groups: 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric, 2 shafts Group 1+2: 2,200 hp (1,600 kW) diesels 1,450 hp (1,080 kW) electric motors Group 3+4: 4,200 hp (3,100 kW) diesels 2,400 hp (1,800 kW) electric motors
Speed	Group 1+2: 14 knots (26 km/h) surfaced 9 knots (17 km/h) submerged Group 3+4: 18 knots (33 km/h) surfaced 10 knots (19 km/h) submerged
Complement	53
Armament	1 × 100 mm gun 1 × 45 mm gun 6 × 21-inch (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes 12 × torpedoes 20 × mines 2 stern mounted torpedo tubes added in Groups 3 and 4

The LeninetsorL class were the second class of submarines to be built for the Soviet Navy. Twenty-five were built in four groups between 1931 and 1941. They were minelaying submarines and were based on the British L-class submarine, HMS L55, which was sunk during the British intervention in the Russian Civil War. Some experience from the previous Dekabrist-class submarines was also utilised. The boats were of the saddle tank type and mines were carried in two stern galleries as pioneered on the pre-war Russian submarine Krab (1912). These boats were considered successful by the Soviets. Groups 3 and 4 had more powerful engines and a higher top speed.

Ships[edit]

Group 1[edit]

Six ships were built (L-1toL-6), all launched in 1931. Three were assigned to the Baltic Fleet and three to the Black Sea Fleet, including Soviet submarine L-3.

Group 2[edit]

Six ships were built (L-7toL-12) and launched between 1935 and 1936. All were built for the Pacific Fleet by plant 202 "Dalzavod" Vladivostok and plant 199 Komsomolsk-na-Amure.

Group 3[edit]

Seven ships were built (L-13toL-19) and launched from 1937 to 1938. All were assigned to the Pacific Fleet. Considered a new project, the hull was based on the Srednyaya class. They carried 18 mines.

Group 4[edit]

6 ships were built (L-20toL-25) and launched from 1940 to 1941. 3 were assigned to the Baltic Fleet and 3 to the Black Sea Fleet. This group added stern torpedo tubes and new, more powerful diesel engines.

References[edit]

Sources[edit]

• Budzbon, Przemysław & Radziemski, Jan (2020). "The Beginnings of Soviet Naval Power". In Jordan, John (ed.). Warship 2020. Oxford, UK: Osprey. pp. 82–101. ISBN 978-1-4728-4071-4.
• Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger, eds. (1980). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
• Yakubov, Vladimir and Worth, Richard. (2008) Raising the Red Banner: The Pictorial History of Stalin's Fleet 1920-1945. Spellmount. ISBN 978-1-86227-450-1

External links[edit]

• L-class submarines (in Russian)