M-175
Soviet Submarine
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| Name | M-175 | ||
| Type: | Submarine (M-class) | ||
| Tonnage | 206 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - Zavod No 196 (Sudomekh), Galerniy, Leningrad | ||
| Owner | Soviet Navy | ||
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| Date of attack | 10 Jan 1942 | Nationality:  Soviet | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-584 (Joachim Deecke) | ||
| Position | 70.09N, 32.50E - Grid AC 8493 | ||
| Complement | 21 officers and men (21 dead - no survivors) | ||
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| Route | North Russia (8 Jan) - patrol area off Varangerfjord | ||
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| History | Completed in September 1938 as M-92. In May 1939 transferred from the Baltic Sea through the White Sea Canal to the Northern Fleet and renamed M-175 in June 1939. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 07.22 hours on 10 Jan, 1942, M-175 (Klt M.L. Melkadze) was hit by one torpedo from U-584 and sank north of the Rybachiy peninsula. The submarine was en route to her patrol area off the Varangerfjord. | ||
Location of attack on M-175.
ship sunk.
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