USSR
L (Leninec) Class Sub
Tons
1200
265' 9" | 24' 7" | 15' 9"
1945
Ship History
Laid down on December 26, 1935. Built by Baltiyskiy Zavod in Leningrad, U.S.S.R. at Yard 189 and Dalzavod in Vladivostok, U.S.S.R. / Yard 202. Launched May 25, 1938 and comissioned November 4, 1939.
Wartime History
On August 23, 1945 the L-19 torpedoes and sinks the Tetsugo Maru off Rumoi on Hokkaido at position 44.08N, 141.30E
Sinking History
Sunk August 24, 1945 due to unknown causes. Other sources report sinking as August 25, 1945. Believed to have gone down in the La Perouse Straight, possibly due to collision with a mine.
