The World War II Soviet submarine L-4 belonged to the L class or Leninets class of minelayer submarines. She had been named Garibaldets in honour of the men of Garibaldi. During the war she was commanded by Evgeniy Petrovich Polyakov (Russian: Евгений Петрович Поляков).[1][self-published source?]

Service history

For her service, the submarine was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.[2] Among her victories was the torpedoing of the German tanker Friederike (formerly Firuz), whose loss prevented her use during the Axis evacuation of Crimea during the Crimean Offensive.[3][self-published source?]

In 1944 Michman Ivan Perov was awarded Hero of the Soviet Union.[4]

Ships sunk by L-4 [5][6][7]
Date Ship Flag Tonnage Notes
15 September 1941 Chipka Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946) 2,304 GRT freighter (mine)
19 September 1941 W-2 Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946) ca. 50 GRT minesweeper (mine)
10 October 1941 NMS Regele Carol I Kingdom of Romania 2,369 GRT minelayer (mine) [8][self-published source?][9][self-published source?]
22 July 1943 Hudayi Bahri Turkey 29 GRT sailing vessel (gunfire)
23 July 1943 Gurpinar Turkey 100 GRT sailing vessel (gunfire)
28 July 1943 EL-73 Nazi Germany 139 GRT lighter (mine) [10][self-published source?]
23 November 1943 Santa Fé Nazi Germany 4,627 GRT freighter (mine) [11][self-published source?]
11 May 1944 Friederike Nazi Germany 7,327 GRT tanker (torpedo). Not sunk but written-off.
Total: 16,940 GRT

Mines from L-4 also damaged the German barge F-130. During an artillery duel she damaged the German barge F-329.[5]

References

  1. ^ Orlov Alex; Dmitriy Metelev; Evgeniy Chirva. "Великая Отечественная - под водой". Town.ural.ru. Archived from the original on 2003-05-25. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  2. ^ Orlov Alex; Dmitriy Metelev; Evgeniy Chirva. "Великая Отечественная - под водой". Town.ural.ru. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  3. ^ "Operation "60,000" – 1944". WorldWar2.ro. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  4. ^ "Soviet submarine L-4". warheroes.ru (in Russian).
  5. ^ a b "L-4 of the Soviet Navy – Soviet Submarine of the L (Leninec) class – Allied Warships of WWII". uboat.net. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  6. ^ "Allied Submarine Attacks 1939–1945". Historisches Marinearchiv. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  7. ^ Морозов, М. Э. Советские подводные лодки во Второй мировой войне. Летопись боевых походов. Энциклопедия. — М.: Книжный мир, 2021. — С. 109—114. — 736 с. — 1000 экз. — ISBN 978-5-6047066-7-1. (in Russian)
  8. ^ "SMR Regele Carol I". WorldWar2.ro. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  9. ^ "Allied Submarine Attacks 1939–1945". Historisches Marinearchiv. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  10. ^ "Allied Submarine Attacks 1939–1945". Historisches Marinearchiv. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  11. ^ "Allied Submarine Attacks 1939–1945". Historisches Marinearchiv. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_L-4
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