Soviet Krasnogvardyets, D-3 submarine Krasnogvardyets was laid down by Ordzhonikidze, Leningrad on March 5, 1927; launched on July 12, 1929 and commissioned on November 14, 1931. The Krasnogvardyets was later on designated D-3, September 15, 1934.  In May 1933 she was shifted to the North by the White Sea-Baltic Sea channel, remained in service until 1940 when she was shifted back to the Baltic for repairs. Back North for service later on in 1940. During World war-II she was stationed in the North Fleet doing patrols and escorting Allied convoys. In December 1941 she is credited with a seven sinking there fore awarded the Order of Red Banner on Dec` 15-first in the Northern Fleet. In July 1942 she is assigned, as part of a task force together with K-21, K-22, SHCH-402, and SHCH-403, to escort and give cover to the well known, ill fortuned, Allied convoy PQ-17 bound to Murmansk. On June 1942 she failed to return from patrol off the Norwegian coast, probably mined. Specifications, Krasnogvardyets D-3: Double-hull design with seven compartments; riveted construction reported to have been good sea going vessels. Displacement (srf/sub tons): 924/1,354 Dimensions (L*B*D feet): 249`4*21`0*12`6 Propulsion: 2*1,100hp MAN/Kolomna diesels, 2*525hp PG-20 electric motors, 2 electric creeping motors 50hp, 60*DK storage batteries, 2 shafts, three bladed propellers Speed (srf/sub knots): 14/9 Range (srf/sub n/miles@knots): 3,600@14 or 7,500@9/132@2 Diving depth (feet): 295 Complement: 53 officers and crew Torpedo: 6*21" (533mm) bow torpedo tubes, 2*21" stern torpedo tubes, total of 14 torpedoes Mines: none Armament: 1*100mm/51 cal. Main deck gun, 1*45mm/46 cal. K-21 AA gun, 1*7.62 machine-gun Construction A total of six boats were built under this class, three Dekabrist D-1, Narodovolyets D-2 and Krasnogvardyets D-3 were laid down on March 5, 1929 by Ordzhonikidze, Leningrad; launched in 1928-29 and commissioned during 1930-31. Revolyutsioner D-4, Spartakovets D-5, and Yakobinets D-6 were laid down on April 14, 1927 by Marti Yard, Nikolayev; launched during 1929-30 and commissioned during 1931. Back to History Index Image Country Year Description USSR - Soviet Union Submarine D-3, Krasnogvardeets, 8 May 1973 USSR - Soviet Union 1973 Submarine D-3, Krasnogvardeets (set of 4 stamps)