Soviet_submarine_K-51 Knowpia

	design of the class
History
Soviet Union
Name	K-51
Laid down	26 February 1938
Launched	30 July 1939
Commissioned	17 September 1941
Out of service	13 March 1975
General characteristics
Displacement	1490 tons surfaced; 2600 tons submerged;
Length	97.65 m
Beam	7.4m
Draft	4.51m
Propulsion	2-shaft diesel electric, 8400-hp diesel, 2400-hp electric
Speed	surface - up to 22,5 knots; submerged - 10 knots;
Range	14,000 nm at 11 knots
Test depth	230 ft (70 m)
Complement	67 (10 officers)
Armament	6 × bow torpedo tubes; 2 × stern torpedo tubes; 2 × external stern torpedo tubes(24 torpedoes); 2 × 100 mm guns, 2 - 45mm guns, 20 mines;
Service record
Part of:	Baltic Fleet

Soviet submarine K-51 was a K-class submarine of the Soviet Navy during World War II operating with the Baltic Fleet.

Operational history edit

Entered in service after the German invasion, she saw active service late during the war, attacking mostly fishing vessels.

Ships sunk by *K-51* ^[1]
Date	Ship	Tonnage	Notes
28 November 1944	Sollind	260 GRT	Fishing boat (artillery)
1 December 1944	Saar	235 GRT	Fishing boat (artillery)
12 January 1945	Ib	15 GRT	Fishing boat (artillery)
28 January 1945	Viborg	2028 GRT	Merchant ship (torpedo)
Total:		2,538 GRT

^ "K-51 of the Soviet Navy - Soviet Submarine of the K (Katjusa) class - Allied Warships of WWII". Uboat.net. Retrieved 2016-12-27.