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M-49

CountryRussia
Ship ClassMalyutka-class Submarine
BuilderKrasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112, Gorky, Russia
Laid Down26 Jul 1937
Launched25 Jan 1939
Commissioned27 Jul 1939
Displacement206 tons standard; 256 tons submerged
Length123 feet
Beam10 feet
Draft10 feet
Speed14 knots
Crew19
Submerged Speed8.2 knots

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ww2dbaseThe Soviet submarine M-57 was a Malyutka-class submarine of the XII sub-type. She was built in Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod), Russia in Jul 1939. She was renamed M-49 in Oct 1939. Assigned to the Pacific Fleet in Nov 1939, she became missing south of Vladivostok in Eastern Russia in Aug 1941, most likely having entered a Soviet defensive minefield by mistake some time between 10 and 16 Aug 1941. The wreck was found by remote-controlled underwater vehicles operated from Russian Navy rescue vessel Igor Belousov in early Apr 2025.

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Last Major Revision: May 2025

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M-49 Operational Timeline

26 Jul 1937 The keel of M-57 was laid down at Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard No. 112 in Gorky, Russia.
25 Jan 1939 M-57 was launched at Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard No. 112 in Gorky, Russia.
27 Jul 1939 M-57 was commissioned into service.
27 Oct 1939 M-57 was renamed M-49.
10 Aug 1941 M-49 submitted its final report before becoming missing in the Peter the Great Gulf south of Vladivostok, Russia.
7 Apr 2025 The Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported remote-controlled underwater vehicles operating from Russian Navy rescue vessel Igor Belousov had discovered the wreck of M-49 in the Peter the Great Gulf south of Vladivostok, Russia.




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