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Soviet submarine S-363

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A plaque at the location of the grounding
History
Soviet Union
NameS-363
BuilderOrdzhonikidze Yard, Leningrad
Yard number252
Laid down12 January 1956[1]
Launched16 November 1956
Commissioned17 September 1957
Stricken1990s
HomeportLiepāja
FateMuseum ship
General characteristics
Class and typeWhiskey-class submarine
Displacement1,030 t (1,010 long tons)
Length76 m (249 ft 4 in)
Beam6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
Draft4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • Diesel-electric
  • 2 × 37-D diesels, 2,000 bhp each.
  • 150 kW electric engines for creep drive.
  • Engines new 1987.
Speed
  • 13 knots (24 km/h) submerged
  • 18 knots (33 km/h) surfaced
Range12,000 nmi (22,000 km) to 15,000 nmi (28,000 km)
Test depth~400–450 m (1,310–1,480 ft)[2]
Complement~60
Armament
  • 6 × torpedo tubes
  • 18 torpedoes or 24 mines

Soviet submarine S-363 (unofficial Swedish name: U137) was a Soviet submarine that ran aground outside the town of Karlskrona in Sweden on 27 October 1981. On 5 November the same year, it was led out of Swedish territorial waters.

References

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  1. Orbat, archived from the original on 7 October 2007.
  2. "U137, Grundstötningen" [U 137, The Grounding]. Statens Maritima Museer (in Swedish). Sweden. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007.

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