Allied Warships

S-33

Submarine of the S (Stalinec) class

NavyThe Soviet Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassS (Stalinec) 
Pennant 
Built byMarti Yard (Nikolayev, U.S.S.R.) / Yard 198 
Ordered 
Laid down16 Nov 1937 
Launched30 May 1939 
Commissioned18 Nov 1940 
End service14 Mar 1955 
Loss position
 
History

Black Sea fleet.

Decommissioned on 14 March 1955.
Stricken on 3 January 1978.

 

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Noteable events involving S-33 include:


4 Sep 1941
S-33 attacks the Hungarian merchants Cordelia (1357 GRT) and Szeged (594 GRT) with torpedoes south of Burgas, Bulgaria. All torpedoes fired missed their targets.

6 Nov 1941
At 0846 hours S-33 fires two torpedoes against the Romanian destroyer Marasesti off Mangalia, Romania. Both torpedoes missed their target.

At 1434 hours S-33 again fires two torpedoes against the Romanian destroyer Marasesti off Mangalia, Romania. Once again both torpedoes missed their target.

24 Oct 1942
S-33 fires two torpedoes against the Hungarian merchant Szeged (594 GRT) some 15 nautical miles west-north-west of the entrance to the Bospurus in position 41º25'N, 28º54'E. Both torpedoes missed their target. (see map)

20 Apr 1943
S-33 torpedoes and sinks the Romanian transport Suceava (6876 GRT) in the Black Sea in position 44º52'N, 31º22'E. (see map)

22 Sep 1943
S-33 fires three torpedoes against the German merchant Santa Fe (4627 GRT) in the Black Sea in position 44º38'N, 31º39'E. All three torpedoes missed their target. (see map)

27 Dec 1943
S-33 fires four torpedoes against the German auxiliary submarine chasers UJ 101 and UJ 106 some 33 nautical miles west of Yevpatoriya, Crimea in position 45º12'N, 32º38'E. None of the targets was hit. (see map)

6 Jan 1944
S-33 fires four torpedoes against ' what is identified as ' a merchant of 4000 tons some 37 nautical miles west of Yevpatoriya, Crimea in position 45º07'N, 32º32'E. All four torpedoes missed their target. (see map)

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