Soviet submarine K-56 (1940)
Soviet submarine K-56 was a K-class submarine of the Soviet Navy during World War II operating with the Baltic Fleet.
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Name: | K-56 |
Laid down: | 17 October 1937 |
Launched: | 29 December 1940 |
Commissioned: | 25 November 1942 |
Out of service: | 16 October 1957 |
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Length: | 97.65 m |
Beam: | 7.4m |
Draft: | 4.51m |
Propulsion: | 2-shaft diesel electric, 8400-hp diesel, 2400-hp electric |
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Range: | 14,000 nm at 11 knots |
Test depth: | 230 ft (70 m) |
Complement: | 67 (10 officers) |
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Service record | |
Part of: | Baltic Fleet |
Operational history
Entered in service after the German invasion, she saw active service late during the war.
Date | Ship | Flag | Tonnage | Notes |
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29 December 1944 | Venersborg | ![]() |
1046 GRT | Merchant ship (torpedo) |
11 April 1945 | Ramona | ![]() |
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.
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References
- "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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