Kasatka-class submarine
Russian submarine Kasatka
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Class overview | |
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Name | Kasatka class |
Builders | Baltic works |
Operators | Imperial Russian Navy |
Preceded by | Som class |
In commission | 1904–1922 |
Completed | 6 |
Lost | 2 |
Scrapped | 4 |
General characteristics as designed | |
Type | Submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 33.5 m (109 ft 11 in) |
Beam | 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Range |
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Complement | 24 |
Armament |
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The Kasatka class was a
Design and description
Modifications
In 1906–1907, new
Ships
Kasatka-class submarines[2][3][4] | ||||
Name | Builder | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Kasatka (Касатка) | St. Petersburg
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1904 | March 1905 | Broken up 1922 |
Keta (ex Feldmarshal Graf Sheremetev) | 1904 | May 1905 | Broken up 1922 | |
Makrel (Макрель) | 1907 | 1907 | Broken up 1922 | |
Nalim (Налим) | 8 September 1904 | May 1905 | Scuttled at Sevastopol 26 April 1919 | |
Okun (Окунь) | 1904 | 1907 | Broken up 1922 | |
Skat (Скат) | 1904 | March 1905 | Scuttled at Sevastopol 26 April 1919 |
Service history
The first submarine of the class, Kasatka was ordered in the 1903 building programme on 2 January 1904, with the rest ordered as part of the 1904 Emergency Programme, with the next four ordered on 24 February 1904 and Feldmarshal General Sheremetev on 26 March 1904.[3][4] Feldmarshal General Sheremetev was paid for by public subscription with the Sheremetev family as major donors.[2] Due to the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, construction was accelerated on the submarines and only Kasatka ran sea trials.[3][4] During trials, Kasatka had trouble during operation of the ballast tanks, steering gear and water entered the submarine through the main hatch when submerged. The latter problem was rectified by the addition of two floats attached to the aft casing first on Kasatka and then on the others. Kasatka was then transferred to Vladivostok by rail, followed by the rest between September and December 1904 with the exception of Makrel and Okun. Makrel and Okun remained in the west and were used as evaluation boats for the design. Kasatka and Skat became operational in March 1905, followed by Feldmarshal General Sheremetev and Nalim in May 1905.[2][3] Completion of Makrel and Okun took until 1907.[4] At Vladivostok, the submarines were used as a deterrent against Japanese warships. They operated out to 150 nautical miles (280 km; 170 mi) from the coast and remained as visible as possible, remaining at sea for up to five days, though some patrols lasted two weeks. Upon completion Makrel and Okun were assigned to the 1st Division of the Baltic Fleet.[5]
During
In March 1917, Nalim and Skat were removed from service. In August 1917, Feldmarshal General Sheremetev was renamed Keta. In 1918, Kasatka, Makrel and Okun were transferred to the
Notes
- kilowatts(180 bhp) and the electric motor rated at 45 kilowatts (60 hp).
Citations
References
- Budzbon, Przemyslav (1986). "Russia". In Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 291–325. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- Friedman, Norman & Noot, Jurrien (1991). Submarines of the Russian and Soviet Navies, 1718–1990. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-570-1.
- Watts, Anthony J. (1990). The Imperial Russian Navy. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 0-85368-912-1.