Shch-421 was a Shchuka-class submarine of the Soviet Navy. She served in the Northern Fleet during World War II. She was led by commander Nikolai Lunin, before he was replaced by his second-in-command Fyodor Vidyayev.
 Shch-421 was of X series.
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| History | |
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 Soviet Union | |
| Name | Shch-421 |
| Laid down | 20 November 1934 |
| Launched | 12 May 1935 |
| Commissioned | 5 December 1937 |
| Fate | Scuttled on sea on 9 April 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Shchuka-class submarine, Type X[1] |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 57.00 m (187 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 3.78 m (12 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft diesel electric, 1,020 kW (1,370 bhp) diesel, 600 kW (800 bhp) electric |
| Speed |
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| Range | 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) |
| Test depth | 91 m (300 ft) |
| Complement | 38 |
| Armament |
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Service history
editThe submarine operated in the Northern Fleet and made torpedo attacks during 1941 and 1942, missing multiple targets and sinking one.[citation needed] On 19 February 1942, she ran aground in Skorbeevskaya Bay. She was refloated on 6 March and taken in to Polyarny for repairs.[2] On 8 April 1942 the submarine suffered heavy damage in a minefield: with no more power and close to enemy shores, the crew built a sail out of the canvas cover and managed to move away from the dangerous area. ShCh-421 was then found by K-22. All crew was taken onboard K-22 and the crippled submarine was sunk with a torpedo.
| Date | Ship | Flag | Tonnage | Notes |
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| 5 February 1942 | Konsul Schulte | 
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2,975 GRT | freighter(torpedo) |
| Total: | 2,975 GRT | |||
References
edit- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Shch (Scuka) class". Uboat. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ Chernyshev, Alexander Alekseevich (2012). Погибли без боя. Катастрофы русских кораблей XVIII–XX вв [They died without a fight. Catastrophes of Russian ships of the XVIII-XX centuries] (in Russian). Veche. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "ShCh-421 of the Soviet Navy – Submarine of the ShCh (Scuka) class – Allied Warships of WWII". Uboat.net. Retrieved 15 September 2018.