Soviet submarine K-1

Soviet submarine K-1 was a K-class submarine of the Soviet Navy during World War II.

K class submarine profile
design of the class
History
USSR EnsignSoviet Union
NameK-1
Laid down27 December 1936
Launched29 April 1938
Commissioned16 December 1939
FateMissing after 5 September 1943
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 – 45 mm guns, 20 mines
Service record
Part of: Northern Fleet

K-1 was the leading boat of the class. At first located in Baltic, it was relocated to the Northern Fleet prior to the war. Mihail Avgustinovich was the commander of the boat: he requested to be demoted just to lead the submarine into battle. Since March 1943 he was promoted and transferred to the staff of the Northern Fleet, escaping death because the submarine was lost in action a few months later.[1]

Loss

The submarine departed base on 5 September 1943 and was never heard or seen again, being lost due to unknown causes.[2]

Ship service

Before the sinking, K-1 scored successes as a minelayer-submarine. On 11 August 1942, K-1 was damaged by a mine, but managed to make port on 14 August.

Ships sunk by K-1[2]
Date Ship Flag Tonnage Notes
8 November 1941 Flottbeck Nazi Germany 1,930 GRT Freighter (mine)
26 December 1941 Kong Ring Norway 1,994 GRT Freighter (mine)
8 April 1942 Kurzsee Nazi Germany 734 GRT Freighter (mine)
23 May 1942 Asuncion Nazi Germany 2,454 GRT Freighter (mine)
12 September 1942 Robert Bornhofen Nazi Germany 6,643 GRT Freighter (mine)
6 December 1942 V-6116/Ubier Nazi Germany 350 GRT Patrol vessel (mine)
6 December 1942 V-6117/Cherusker Nazi Germany 304 GRT Patrol vessel (mine)
Total:14,409 GRT

References
  1. "Великая Отечественная - под водой". ural.ru. Archived from the original on 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
  2. "K-1". uboat.net.
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