Kalev (1937)
Kalev | |
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Kalev class | |
Submarine Kalev |
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Overview | |
Type | Submarine |
Shipyard | |
Order | December 12, 1934 |
Keel laying | May 1935 |
Launch | July 7, 1936 at 1:20 p.m. |
Namesake | Kalev |
1. Period of service | |
period of service |
1937-1940 |
Commissioning | March 12, 1937 |
home port | Tallinn |
Whereabouts | Captured by the USSR in 1940 |
2. Period of service | |
period of service | 1940-1941 |
Decommissioning | 1941 |
home port | Tallinn , Leningrad |
Whereabouts | lost in October 1941 |
Technical specifications | |
displacement |
Overwater 665 t; Submerged 853 t |
length |
59.5 m |
width |
7.5 m |
Draft |
3.6 m |
Diving depth | 90 m (normal); 120 m (max. Tested) |
crew |
4 officers, 28 crew |
drive |
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speed | |
Range |
3,700 nm |
Armament |
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Armor |
Thickness of the steel pressure body 12 mm |
The Kalev was a submarine built in 1937 , the lead ship of her class.
history
The Kalev submarine entered service in 1937 as the first Kalev- class unit for the Estonian Navy . It got its name after Kalev , a legendary hero of Estonian mythology .
After the Soviet occupation of Estonia , it served as a submarine for the Soviet Navy in 1940/1941 . During the Second World War , the Kalev took part in military operations with other ships in the Baltic Fleet , including the evacuation of Tallinn .
The submarine never returned from a patrol trip in 1941. It was declared lost after October 29, 1941.