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Ships · Soviet Union · 1933-1956

Shchuka-class submarine

medium submarine

Named 'Shchuka' ('pike'), this was the Soviet Navy's second most numerous submarine class, split across the Baltic, Black Sea, Pacific and Northern fleets, where boats hunted Axis shipping and, in August 1945, Pacific Fleet Shchuka-class boats supported the invasion of Japanese-held Manchuria and the Kuril Islands.

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displacement590 tons (surfaced), 708 submerged
armament6x 533mm torpedo tubes, deck gun
crew~40
produced88

Eastern Front

Soviet submarine "ShCh-311" of Baltic fleet with covered net-cutter in nose part.
Soviet submarine "ShCh-311" of Baltic fleet with covered net-cutter in nose part.Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · source
Cabin of a soviet submarine ShCh-307, which exhibits in museum at Poklonnaya Gora, Moscow, Russia
Cabin of a soviet submarine ShCh-307, which exhibits in museum at Poklonnaya Gora, Moscow, RussiaAlex Rave (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Soviet cruiser Komintern and submarine Shch-209.
Soviet cruiser Komintern and submarine Shch-209.Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · source