The World War IISoviet submarine L-21 belonged to the L-class or Leninets class of minelayersubmarines. She was part of the last series (Group 4) of her class, having some improvements including more torpedo tubes. The commander during the war was Sergey S. Mogilevskiy.[1]
Before completion, L-21 was sunk by German aircraft in Leningrad on 24 May 1942. L-21 was later raised, completed and commissioned, making both torpedo attacks and mine-laying. Among her victims was the Hansa, a neutral Swedish passenger ship travering from Nynäshamn to Visby. 84 innocent people were killed in the attack, which is commemorated by a memorial plaque in Visby Cathedral on Gotland, where the ship's bell is also preserved.[2]L-21 also managed to sink a number of German warships, including two torpedo boats and a submarine.
One of her mines heavily damaged the German destroyer Z43.[3]
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^. town.ural.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
^"Hansa". Vrak - Museum of wrecks. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ ab"Allied Warships L-21 Submarine of the L (Leninec) class". uboat.net/. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
January 01, 1970
soviet, submarine, world, belonged, class, leninets, class, minelayer, submarines, part, last, series, group, class, having, some, improvements, including, more, torpedo, tubes, commander, during, sergey, mogilevskiy, history, soviet, union, namel, laid, down1. The World War II Soviet submarine L 21 belonged to the L class or Leninets class of minelayer submarines She was part of the last series Group 4 of her class having some improvements including more torpedo tubes The commander during the war was Sergey S Mogilevskiy 1 History Soviet Union NameL 21 Laid down15 June 1938 Launched14 July 1940 Commissioned31 August 1943 Decommissioned29 December 1955 FateScrapped General characteristics Class and typeLeninets class Displacement1 108 tons surfaced 1 400 tons submerged Length85 3 m 279 ft 10 in Beam7 m 23 ft 0 in Draft4 05 m 13 ft 3 in PropulsionDiesel electric 2 diesels 2 electric motors 2 shafts Speed18 knots 33 km h surfaced 9 knots 17 km h submerged Range10 000 nmi 19 000 km at 10 kn 19 km h surfaced 150 nmi 280 km at 2 5 kn 4 6 km h submerged Test depth80 Complement56 Armament1 100 mm 3 9 in L 68 gun 1 45 mm 1 8 in gun 8 533 mm 21 in torpedo tubes 6 bow 2 ext aft 18 torpedoes 20 mines Service record Part of Baltic FleetService history editBefore completion L 21 was sunk by German aircraft in Leningrad on 24 May 1942 L 21 was later raised completed and commissioned making both torpedo attacks and mine laying Among her victims was the Hansa a neutral Swedish passenger ship travering from Nynashamn to Visby 84 innocent people were killed in the attack which is commemorated by a memorial plaque in Visby Cathedral on Gotland where the ship s bell is also preserved 2 L 21 also managed to sink a number of German warships including two torpedo boats and a submarine Ships sunk by L 21 3 Date Ship Flag Tonnage Notes 23 November 1944 Eichberg nbsp 1 923 GRT freighter mine 24 November 1944 Elie nbsp 1 837 GRT freighter mine 24 November 1944 Hansa nbsp 563 GRT passenger ship torpedo 22 December 1944 Eberhard nbsp 749 GRT freighter mine possibly 14 March 1945 T3 nbsp 839 t displacement torpedo boat mine 14 March 1945 T5 nbsp 839 t displacement torpedo boat mine 16 March 1945 U 367 nbsp 769 t displacement surfaced submarine mine 23 March 1945 V 2022 E Colzmann nbsp 581 GRT patrol boat torpedo 24 March 1945 Erni nbsp 105 GRT tug torpedo Total 8 205 GRT One of her mines heavily damaged the German destroyer Z43 3 References edit M town ural ru in Russian Archived from the original on 18 October 2014 Retrieved 3 August 2014 Hansa Vrak Museum of wrecks Retrieved 21 February 2024 a b Allied Warships L 21 Submarine of the L Leninec class uboat net Retrieved 3 August 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Soviet submarine L 21 amp oldid 1209407632, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
