Soviet submarine K-22 (1938)

For the British submarine, see British K-class submarine#Design and development.

Soviet submarine K-22 (1938)
design of the class
Career (Soviet Union)
Name:	K-22
Laid down:	5 January 1938
Launched:	3 November 1938
Commissioned:	15 July 1940
Fate:	Sunk on 7 February 1943
General characteristics
Class & type:	K-class submarine
Displacement:	1,490 tons surfaced 2,600 tons submerged
Length:	97.65 m (320 ft 4 in)
Beam:	7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)
Draft:	4.51 m (14 ft 10 in)
Propulsion:	2-shaft diesel electric, 8,400 hp (6,300 kW) diesel, 2,400 hp (1,800 kW) electric
Speed:	surface - up to 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph) submerged - 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Range:	14,000 nmi (26,000 km; 16,000 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
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

Soviet submarine K-22 was a K-class submarine of the Soviet Navy during World War II. She was part of the Northern Fleet until her loss in 1943.

Operational history

Operating against Axis shipping in Norwegian waters, K-22 focused on gunnery attacks with her artillery.

On 9 April 1942 she discovered the damaged submarine ShCh-421, which had been disabled by a mine. Her crew had sailed her out of a minefield using a crude sail built from a canvas cover. K-23 rescued ShCh-421's crew and then scuttled the disabled submarine with a torpedo.

On 7 February 1943, K-22 was sunk with all hands by an enemy mine. She had just previously been in contact with her base.

Ships sunk by K-22

Date	Ship	Flag	Tonnage	Notes
11 December 1941	Alphar		? GRT	Fishing vessel (artillery)
11 December 1941	Borgar		? GRT	Fishing vessel (artillery)
19 January 1942	Mimona		1147 GRT	grounded Merchant ship (artillery/torpedo)
19 January 1942	Vaaland		106 GRT	Fishing vessel (artillery)
Total:			1,253 GRT