Soviet submarine K-1

Soviet submarine K-1 was a K-class submarine of the Soviet Navy during World War II.

design of the class
History
Soviet Union
Name	K-1
Laid down	27 December 1936
Launched	29 April 1938
Commissioned	16 December 1939
Fate	Missing after 5 September 1943
General characteristics
Displacement	1490 tons surfaced 2600 tons submerged
Length	97.65 m
Beam	7.4m
Draft	4.51m
Propulsion	2-shaft diesel electric, 8400-hp diesel, 2400-hp electric
Speed	surface – up to 22,5 knots submerged – 10 knots
Range	14,000 nm at 11 knots
Test depth	230 ft (70 m)
Complement	67 (10 officers)
Armament	6 × bow torpedo tubes 2 × stern torpedo tubes 2 × external stern torpedo tubes(24 torpedoes) 2 × 100 mm guns, 2 – 45 mm guns, 20 mines
Service record
Part of:	Northern Fleet

K-1 was the leading boat of the class. At first located in Baltic, it was relocated to the Northern Fleet prior to the war. Mihail Avgustinovich was the commander of the boat: he requested to be demoted just to lead the submarine into battle. Since March 1943 he was promoted and transferred to the staff of the Northern Fleet, escaping death because the submarine was lost in action a few months later.

Loss

The submarine departed base on 5 September 1943 and was never heard or seen again, being lost due to unknown causes.

Ship service

Before the sinking, K-1 scored successes as a minelayer-submarine. On 11 August 1942, K-1 was damaged by a mine, but managed to make port on 14 August.

Ships sunk by K-1

Date	Ship	Flag	Tonnage	Notes
8 November 1941	Flottbeck		1,930 GRT	Freighter (mine)
26 December 1941	Kong Ring		1,994 GRT	Freighter (mine)
8 April 1942	Kurzsee		734 GRT	Freighter (mine)
23 May 1942	Asuncion		2,454 GRT	Freighter (mine)
12 September 1942	Robert Bornhofen		6,643 GRT	Freighter (mine)
6 December 1942	V-6116/Ubier		350 GRT	Patrol vessel (mine)
6 December 1942	V-6117/Cherusker		304 GRT	Patrol vessel (mine)
Total:			14,409 GRT