Allied Warships

ShCh-309

Submarine of the ShCh (Scuka) class

NavyThe Soviet Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassShCh (Scuka) 
Pennant 
Mod4th group (Type V-modified-2) 
Built byKrasnoye Sormovo (Gorkiy, U.S.S.R) / Yard 112 
Ordered 
Laid down6 Nov 1933 
Launched10 Apr 1934 
Commissioned20 Aug 1936 
End service 
History

Baltic fleet.

Stricken on 3 March 1949.

 

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Notable events involving ShCh-309 include:


25 Aug 1942
While on patrol off Aland, ShCh-309 attacked a convoy and fires two torpedoes. The Finnish minelayer Louhi was missed in this attack.

30 Aug 1942
While still on patrol off Aland, ShCh-309 sights another convoy and fires a torpedo against ' what is identified as ' a merchant of 6000 GRT. The torpedo missed its target.

4 Sep 1942
While continuing her patrol off Aland, ShCh-309 sights another convoy and fires two torpedo against ' what is identified as ' a merchant of 10000 GRT. Both torpedo's missed their intended target.

11 Sep 1942
ShCh-309 attacked another convoy and torpedoed and sank the Finnish merchant Bonden (695 GRT) south of Aland in position 59°55'N, 19°54'E. (1)

10 Nov 1944
ShCh-309 torpedoed and sank the German merchant Carl Cords (903 GRT) north-west of Ventspils, Latvia in position 57°30'N, 21°20'E.

12 Nov 1944
ShCh-309 fires two torpedoes against the German minesweeper M 22 west of Ventspils, Latvis in position 57°21'N, 21°00'E. Both torpedoes missed their target.

21 Nov 1944
At 1724 hours ShCh-309 fires two torpedoes against ' what is identified as ' a destroyer 8 nautical miles north-west of the Sworbe lighthouse. Both torpedoes missed their so far unidentified target.

7 Dec 1944
ShCh-309 torpedoed and sank the German merchant Nordenham (4592 GRT) about 11 nautical miles north-west of Uzava, Latvia in position 57°24'N, 22°00'E.

This position is however on land, 21°E seems more likely.

23 Feb 1945
ShCh-309 torpedoed and sank the German merchant G?ttingen (6267 GRT) south-west of Libau in position 56°18'N, 20°16'E.

24 Feb 1945
At 2324 hours ShCh-309 fires two torpedoes against ' what is identified as ' a merchant of 8000 GRT. Both torpedoes missed their target. Location of the attack was near Libau.

26 Feb 1945
At 2315 hours ShCh-309 fires two torpedoes against ' what is identified as ' a merchant of 8000 GRT. Both torpedoes missed their target.

10 minutes later ShCh-309 fires another two torpedoes but these also missed.

Location of the attacks was near Libau.

19 Apr 1945
While operating in the Pillau area, at 0502 hours, ShCh-309 fires two torpedoes against ' what is identified as ' an auxiliary minesweeper. Both torpedoes missed their target.

24 Apr 1945
While operating in the Pillau area, at 0342 hours, ShCh-309 fires two torpedoes against ' what is identified as ' an auxiliary submarine chaser. Both torpedoes missed their target.

3 Mar 1949
ShCh-309 is decommissioned. (1)

Sources

  1. Personal communication

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