Submarine ShCh-324

ShCh-324

Country	Russia
Ship Class	Shchuka-class Submarine
Builder Name	Krasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112 named after Andrei Zhdanov, Gorkiy, Russia
Laid Down	31 Dec 1934
Launched	10 Apr 1935
Commissioned	31 Oct 1936
Sunk	5 Nov 1941
Machinery	Diesel engines (1,370hp), electric motors (800hp), batteries, 2 shafts
Speed	12 knots
Crew	38
Armament	4x forward torpedo tubes, 2x aft torpedo tubes, 10 torpedoes, 2x45mm guns

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbaseSubmarine ShCh-324 was a member of the Soviet Baltic Fleet. She was missing on or about 5 Nov 1941 off Tallinn, Estonia; the cause was likely a naval mine.

ww2dbaseSource: uboat.net

Last Major Revision: Oct 2012

ShCh-324 Operational Timeline

31 Dec 1934	The keel of submarine ShCh-324 was laid down by the Krasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112 named after Andrei Zhdanov at Gorkiy, Russia.
10 Apr 1935	Submarine ShCh-324 was launched at Gorkiy, Russia.
31 Oct 1936	Submarine ShCh-324 was commissioned into service.
13 Jan 1940	Soviet submarine ShCh-324 attacked an Axis convoy in the Sea of Aland, but all torpedoes missed. Finnish Navy converted yacht Aura II retaliated with depth charges, but the wooden yacht was destroyed when one of the depth charges exploded in the thrower, killing 26; 15 survived the sinking.
5 Nov 1941	Soviet submarine ShCh-324 was lost in the Baltic Sea off Tallinn, Estonia; she had presumably hit a mine. All 38 aboard were killed.