ShCh-324
Country | Russia |
Ship Class | Shchuka-class Submarine |
Builder | Krasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112 named after Andrei Zhdanov, Gorkiy, Russia |
Laid Down | 31 Dec 1934 |
Launched | 10 Apr 1935 |
Commissioned | 31 Oct 1936 |
Sunk | 5 Nov 1941 |
Machinery | Diesel engines (1,370hp), electric motors (800hp), batteries, 2 shafts |
Speed | 12 knots |
Crew | 38 |
Armament | 4x forward torpedo tubes, 2x aft torpedo tubes, 10 torpedoes, 2x45mm guns |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseSubmarine ShCh-324 was a member of the Soviet Baltic Fleet. She was missing on or about 5 Nov 1941 off Tallinn, Estonia; the cause was likely a naval mine.
ww2dbaseSource: uboat.net
Last Major Revision: Oct 2012
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ShCh-324 Operational Timeline
31 Dec 1934 | The keel of submarine ShCh-324 was laid down by the Krasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112 named after Andrei Zhdanov at Gorkiy, Russia. |
10 Apr 1935 | Submarine ShCh-324 was launched at Gorkiy, Russia. |
31 Oct 1936 | Submarine ShCh-324 was commissioned into service. |
13 Jan 1940 | Soviet submarine ShCh-324 attacked an Axis convoy in the Sea of Aland, but all torpedoes missed. Finnish Navy converted yacht Aura II retaliated with depth charges, but the wooden yacht was destroyed when one of the depth charges exploded in the thrower, killing 26; 15 survived the sinking. |
5 Nov 1941 | Soviet submarine ShCh-324 was lost in the Baltic Sea off Tallinn, Estonia; she had presumably hit a mine. All 38 aboard were killed. |
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