Allied Warships

L-22

Submarine of the L (Leninec) class

NavyThe Soviet Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassL (Leninec) 
Pennant 
Mod4th group (Type XIII-modified) 
Built byBaltiyskiy Zavod (Leningrad, U.S.S.R.) / Yard 189. 
Ordered 
Laid down4 Dec 1938 
Launched23 Sep 1939 
Commissioned28 Aug 1942 
End service 
HistoryNorthern fleet.

 

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Notable events involving L-22 include:


3 Nov 1942
L-22 lays a minefield of the Syltefjord.

7 Nov 1942
While on patrol of the Syltefjord, L-22 fires 4 torpedoes at what is identified as an enemy auxiliary minesweeper. All torpedoes missed their target.

14 Nov 1942
The German auxiliary patrol vessel Schiff 18 / Alteland (419 GRT) hits a mine and sank off the Varangerfjord in position 69°56'N, 30°00'E. The mine was laid by the Soviet submarine L-22 on 3 November 1942.

20 Dec 1942
L-22 lays a minefield off the Bosfjord.

14 Apr 1943
The Norwegian tug Pasvik (238 GRT) hits a mine and sank in position 69°55'N, 30°00'E. The mine was possibly laid on 20 December 1942 by the Soviet submarine L-22.

22 Apr 1943
L-22 lays a minefield in Lopphavet.

24 Apr 1943
While on patrol in Lopphavet, L-22 fires 6 torpedoes at what is identified as a merchant of 8000 GRT. All torpedoes however miss their target.

26 May 1943
L-22 lays a minefield off the Syltefjord.

1 Jun 1943
The German hospital ship Birka (1000 GRT) hits a mine and sank in position 70°20'N, 21°50'E. The mine was laid by the Soviet submarine L-22 on 26 May 1943.

25 Aug 1943
L-22 lays a minefield off Honningsvaag.

1 Sep 1943
L-22 torpedoed and damaged the German merchant R?desheimer (2036 GRT) off the Persfjord.

28 Dec 1943
The German coastal minesweeper R 64 (125 tons) hits a mine and is sunk off Honningsvaag. The mine was laid on 25 August 1943 by the Soviet submarine L-22.


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