List of lost Russian or Soviet submarines explained

These Russian or Soviet submarines either suffered extensive crew casualties or were entirely lost to enemy action or to "storm or perils of the sea." A dagger (†) indicates that the boat was lost.

This list is not known to be complete.

According to the U.S. Navy, "The former Soviet Union secretly disposed of about 16 submarines by sinking them in the northern oceans."^[1]

See also the list of Russian or Soviet submarines.

Дельфин (Delfin) (1904) †

Shch-103 (1935, storm)
D-1 (1940, sea trials)
S-2 (1940, Winter War)

1941

Baltic Fleet

L-2
M-71 (scuttled)
M-74
M-80 (scuttled)
M-81
M-83 (scuttled)
M-94
M-98
M-99
M-103
S-1 (scuttled)
S-3
S-5
S-6
S-8
S-10
S-11
Kalev
Ronis (scuttled)
Spidola (scuttled)
Shch-301
Shch-319
Shch-322
Shch-324

Black Sea Fleet

D-6 (scuttled)
M-34
M-58
M-59
S-34
Shch-204
Shch-206
Shch-211

Pacific Fleet

L-16
M-57
M-63

1942

Baltic Fleet

M-95 †
M-97 †
S-7 †
Shch-302 †
Shch-304 †
Shch-305 †
Shch-306 †
Shch-308 †
Shch-311 †
Shch-317 †
Shch-320 †

Black Sea Fleet

A-1 (scuttled)
M-31 †
M-33 †
M-60 †
M-118 †
S-32 †
Shch-208 †
Shch-210 †
Shch-212 †
Shch-213 †
Shch-214 †

Northern Fleet

D-3 †
L-24 †
K-2 †
K-23 †
M-121 †
M-173 †
M-175 †
M-176 †
Shch-401 †
Shch-405 †
Shch-421 † (intentionally sunk after hitting mines)

Pacific Fleet

L-16 †
Shch-138 (blew up due to torpedo explosion)

1943

Baltic Fleet

S-9 †
S-12 †
Shch-323
Shch-406 †
Shch-408 †

Black Sea Fleet

A-3 †
D-4 †
Shch-203 †

Northern Fleet

К-1 †
К-3 †
К-22 †
M-106 †
M-122 †
M-172 †
M-174 †
S-55 †
Shch-403 †
Shch-406 †
Shch-408 †
Shch-422 †

1944

Baltic Fleet

M-96 †

Black Sea Fleet

L-6 †
L-23 †
M-36 †
Shch-216 †

Northern Fleet

M-108 †
S-54 †

1945

Baltic Fleet

S-4 †

Pacific Fleet

L-19 †

S-117 (1952) †
M-200 Месть (Mest) (1956) †
(1957) †
К-19 (1961)
S-80 (1961)
B-37 (1962) †
(1962)
(1968) †
K-27 (1968) †
K-8 (1970) †
(1973)
S-178 (1981)
K-429 (1983)
K-131 (1984)
K-219 (1986) †
(1989) †

(2000) †
K-159 (2003) †
B-237 (2023)

The Komsomolets Nuclear Submarine Memorial Society aids the dependents of sailors lost in these disasters.

Notes and References

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