Soviet submarine L-4

The World War II Soviet submarine L-4 belonged to the L class or Leninets class of minelayer submarines. She had been named Garibaldets in honour of the men of Garibaldi. During the war she was commanded by Evgeniy Petrovich Polyakov (Russian: Евгений Петрович Поляков).[1]

Submarine L-4 Garibaldets
Submarine L-4 Garibaldets
History
Soviet Union
NameL-4 Гарибальдиец (Garibalidiyets)
Laid down15 March 1930
Launched31 August 1931
Commissioned8 October 1933
Decommissioned2 November 1954
FateStricken on 17 February 1956
General characteristics
Class and typeLeninets-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,200 tons surfaced
  • 1,335 tons submerged
Length81 m (265 ft 9 in)
Beam7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draft4.08 m (13 ft 5 in)
Propulsion
  • Diesel-electric
  • 2 × diesels (1,600 hp, 1,200 kW total)
  • 2 × electric motors (1,250 hp, 930 kW total)
  • 2 shafts
Speed
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
  • 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Range
  • 7,400 nmi (13,700 km; 8,500 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) surfaced
  • 154 nmi (285 km; 177 mi) at 3 kn (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged
Complement53
Armament
  • 1 × 100 mm (3.9 in) L/68 gun
  • 1 × 45 mm (1.8 in) gun
  • 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern)
  • 12 × torpedoes
  • 14 × mines
Service record
Part of: Black Sea Fleet

Service history

For her service, the submarine was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.[2] Among her victories was the torpedoing of the German tanker Friederike (formerly Firuz), whose loss prevented her use during the Axis evacuation of Crimea during the Crimean Offensive.[3]

In 1944 Michman Ivan Perov was awarded Hero of the Soviet Union.[4]

Ships sunk by L-4 [5][6][7]
Date Ship Flag Tonnage Notes
15 September 1941 Chipka Kingdom of Bulgaria 2,304 GRT freighter (mine)
19 September 1941 W-2 Kingdom of Bulgaria ca. 50 GRT minesweeper (mine)
10 October 1941 NMS Regele Carol I Kingdom of Romania 2,369 GRT minelayer (mine) [8][9]
22 July 1943 Hudayi Bahri Turkey 29 GRT sailing vessel (gunfire)
23 July 1943 Gurpinar Turkey 100 GRT sailing vessel (gunfire)
28 July 1943 EL-73 Nazi Germany 139 GRT lighter (mine) [10]
23 November 1943 Santa Fé Nazi Germany 4,627 GRT freighter (mine) [11]
11 May 1944 Friederike Nazi Germany 7,327 GRT tanker (torpedo). Not sunk but written-off.
Total:16,940 GRT

Mines from L-4 also damaged the German barge F-130. During an artillery duel she damaged the German barge F-329.[5]

References
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  2. Orlov Alex; Dmitriy Metelev; Evgeniy Chirva. "Великая Отечественная - под водой". Town.ural.ru. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  3. "Operation "60,000" – 1944". WorldWar2.ro. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  4. "Soviet submarine L-4". Герои страны ("Heroes of the Country") (in Russian).
  5. "L-4 of the Soviet Navy – Soviet Submarine of the L (Leninec) class – Allied Warships of WWII". uboat.net. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  6. "Allied Submarine Attacks 1939–1945". Historisches Marinearchiv. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  7. Морозов, М. Э. Советские подводные лодки во Второй мировой войне. Летопись боевых походов. Энциклопедия. — М.: Книжный мир, 2021. — С. 109—114. — 736 с. — 1000 экз. — ISBN 978-5-6047066-7-1. (in Russian)
  8. "SMR Regele Carol I". WorldWar2.ro. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
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