Summary
Soviet submarine K-3 was a K-class submarine of the Soviet Navy during World War II.
 design of the class
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| History | |
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 Soviet Union | |
| Name | K-3 |
| Laid down | 27 December 1936 |
| Launched | 31 July 1938 |
| Commissioned | 27 November 1940 |
| Fate | Sunk on 21 March 1943 by German submarine chasers |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement |
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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 |
| Speed |
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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: | Northern Fleet |
Operational history edit
At first located in the Baltic Sea, she was relocated to the Northern Fleet on 8 November 1941. She engaged enemy shipping with torpedoes, with gunfire, and as a minelayer.
On 3 December 1941, after a failed torpedo attack, K-3 was damaged by depth charges from the German submarine chasers UJ-1403, UJ-1416, and UJ-1708. K-3 was forced to surface and engaged in a gun battle the three attacking units, sinking UJ-1708 and forcing the other two ships to withdraw.
Loss edit
K-3 was sunk on 21 March 1943 by depth charges from the German submarine chasers UJ-1102, UJ-1106, and UJ-1111.
| Date | Ship | Flag | Tonnage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 December 1941 | UJ-1708 | 
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470 GRT | Submarine chaser(artillery) |
| 30 January 1942 | Ingøy | 
|
327 GRT | Freighter (mine)[2] |
| 9 July 1942 | UJ-1110 |
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527 GRT | Submarine chaser(mine)(also claimed by K-21) |
| 5 February 1943 | UJ-1108 |
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462 GRT | Submarine chaser(torpedo) |
| 12 February 1943 | Fechenheim | 
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8,116 GRT | Freighter (mine)(damaged beyond repair) |
| Total: | 9,902 GRT | |||
K-3 is the fifteenth-highest-scoring Soviet submarine (not counting ships sunk by mines she laid), with 9,048 GRT sunk.