| Navy | The Soviet Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | S (Stalinec) |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Baltiyskiy Zavod (Leningrad, U.S.S.R.) / Yard 189 ; Dalzavod (Vladivostok, U.S.S.R.) / Yard 202 |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 29 Apr 1937 |
| Launched | 30 Aug 1940 |
| Commissioned | 30 Nov 1941 |
| End service | 7 Sep 1954 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Pacific fleet, later Northern fleet. Decommissioned on 7 September 1954. |
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Noteable events involving S-51 include:
13 May 1943
S-51 attacks a German convoy of the Tanafjord, four torpedoes were fired but none found a target. The torpedoes were fired from 20 meters down without a visual check. The German merchant Africana (5868 GRT) reported being missed.
23 Jun 1943
S-51 attacks a German convoy of the Tanafjord, four torpedoes were fired but none found a target.
27 Jun 1943
S-51 attacks a German convoy of the Tanafjord, four torpedoes were fired but once again none found a target.
3 Sep 1943
S-51 torpedoes and sinks the German auxiliary submarine chaser UJ 1202/Franz Dankworth (464 GRT) off the Kongsfjord in position 70º48'N, 29º35'E. (see map)
5 Sep 1943
S-51 fires two torpedoes against ' what is identified as ' a merchant of 2000 tons off the Kongsfjord. Both torpedoes missed their target.
8 Sep 1943
S-51 attacks a German convoy of the Kongsfjord, four torpedoes were fired but none found a target. The torpedoes were fired from 19 meters down without a visual check.
10 Oct 1944
S-51 attacks a German convoy off the Porsangerfjord. All four torpedoes fired in this attack missed their targets