USSR Submarine Fleet (1939-1950)

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Here is the list of WWII and post-WWII Soviet submarines, organized by whether they were domestic Soviet designs, leased Allied boats, or captured/reparation Axis units. Only commissioned Units will be listed.

Domestic Soviet Submarines

  • Series I (Dekabrist) - Large positional attack submarines (D-1 through D-6)
  • Series II, XI, XIII (Leninets) - Heavy minelaying submarines (L-1 through L-25)
  • Series III, V, V-bis, X (Shchuka) - Medium patrol submarines (ShCh series, 86 built)
  • Series IV (Pravda) - Fleet / squadron submarines (P-1 Pravda, P-2 Zvezda, P-3 Smena)
  • Series VI, VI-bis, XII, XV (Malyutka) - Small coastal submarines (M series)
  • Series IX, IX-bis (S-class / Srednyaya) - Medium attack submarines (S-1 through S-104)
  • Series XIV (K-class / Kreyserskaya) - Ocean-going heavy cruiser submarines (K-1 through K-23)

Leased Allied Submarines

British V-Class

  • V-1 (ex-HMS Sunfish, N81) - Transferred June 1944; sunk in a friendly fire incident in July 1944.
  • V-2 (ex-HMS Unbroken, P42) - Transferred June 1944; returned to the UK in 1949.
  • V-3 (ex-HMS Unison, P43) - Transferred June 1944; returned to the UK in 1949.
  • V-4 (ex-HMS Ursula, N59) - Transferred June 1944; returned to the UK in 1949.

Captured German Submarines

Type VIIC / VIIC-41

  • N-27 (ex-U-1057) - Assigned to the Soviet Baltic Fleet (1945).
  • N-28 (ex-U-1058) - Transferred to the USSR; served until the mid-1950s.
  • N-29 (ex-U-1064) - Re-designated S-83 in Soviet service.
  • N-30 (ex-U-1305) - Re-designated S-84 in Soviet service.

Type IXC / IXD

  • N-24 (ex-U-1231) - Re-designated B-26; served in the Baltic and Northern Fleets.

Type XXI

  • N-22 (ex-U-3515)
  • N-23 (ex-U-2529)
  • N-25 (ex-U-3041)
  • N-26 (ex-U-3017)

Type XXIII

  • N-31 (ex-U-2353) - Re-designated M-51 in Soviet service for coastal trials.

Captured Romanian Submarines

  • TS-1 (ex-Romanian Rechinul) - Captured at Constanța in August 1944; returned to Romania in 1951.
  • TS-2 (ex-Romanian Marsuinul) - Captured in August 1944; damaged in an internal explosion in 1945 and later scrapped.
  • TS-3 (ex-Romanian Delfinul) - Captured in August 1944; used for spare parts and evaluation.

Captured Italian Submarines

  • CB-1 (Midget Submarine) - Captured at Sevastopol/Constanța in 1944.
  • CB-2 (Midget Submarine) - Captured in 1944
  • CB-3 (Midget Submarine) - Captured in 1944.
  • CB-4 (Midget Submarine) - Captured in 1944.
  • CB-6 (Midget Submarine) - Captured in 1944.
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