Soviet submarine L-22

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NameL-22
Laid down4 December 1938
Launched23 September 1939
Commissioned28 August 1942
History
USSR EnsignSoviet Union
NameL-22
Laid down4 December 1938
Launched23 September 1939
Commissioned28 August 1942
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class & typeLeninets-class
Displacement
  • 1,108 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)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 18 knots (33 km/h) surfaced
  • 9 knots (17 km/h) submerged
Range
  • 10,000 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
Armament
  • 1 × 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 ofNorthern Fleet

The World War II Soviet submarine L-22 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.[citation needed] For the successes during the war the boat was awarded the Order of Red Banner.[1]

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