Allied Warships

ShCh-404

Submarine of the ShCh (Scuka) class

NavyThe Soviet Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassShCh (Scuka) 
Pennant 
Mod5th group (Type X) 
Built byBaltiyskiy Zavod (Leningrad, U.S.S.R.) / Yard 189 
Ordered 
Laid down25 Dec 1934 
Launched27 Dec 1935 
Commissioned26 Sep 1936 
End service 
History

Northern fleet.

Stricken on 20 June 1956.

 
Former nameShCh-316

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Notable events involving ShCh-404 include:


29 Dec 1941
ShCh-404 fires two torpedoes against the German auxiliary minesweeper M 1505 off the Tanafjord in position 71°06'N, 28°39'E. Both torpedoes missed their target.

31 Mar 1942
ShCh-404 attacked a German convoy of the Tanafjord and fires two torpedoes against the German merchant Admiral Karl Hering (1436 GRT). Both torpedoes missed their target.

1 Apr 1942
ShCh-404 torpedoed and sank the German merchant Michael (2722 GRT, former Russian Kangars) east of the Batsfjord in position 70°45'N, 30°10'E.

22 Sep 1942
ShCh-404 fires two torpedoes against the German hospital ship Alexander von Humboldt (686 GRT) off the Varangerfjord south of Kiberg, Norway. Both torpedoes missed their target.

4 Dec 1942
While on patrol of the Porsangerfjord, ShCh-404 makes two attacks on merchants. Both attacks, one at 0331 hours and one at 1223 hours, however fails.

17 Jan 1943
At 1922 hours, while on patrol off the Laksfjord, ShCh-404 attacked a German convoy and fires four torpedoes against ' what is identified as ' a merchant of 10000 GRT. All torpedoes fired missed their intended target.

22 Jan 1943
At 2145 hours, while on patrol off Nordkyn, ShCh-404 attacked a German convoy and fires four torpedoes against ' what is identified as ' a merchant of 14000 GRT. All torpedoes fired missed their intended target.

14 Sep 1943
At 1237 hours, while on patrol off the Varangerfjord near Kiberg, Norway, ShCh-404 fires four torpedoes against ' what is identified as ' a merchant of 8000 GRT. All torpedoes fired missed their target.

20 Sep 1943
At 1311 hours, while on patrol off the Varangerfjord, ShCh-404 fires three torpedoes against ' what is identified as ' a merchant of 6000 GRT. All torpedoes fired missed their target.


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