Soviet Submarine M-172
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Soviet Submarine M-172
OR:
Soviet Submarine M-172 on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

The Soviet submarine ''М-172'' was a ''Malyutka''-class (Series XII) short-range, diesel-powered attack submarine of the Soviet Navy. She was part of the Northern Fleet and operated during World War II against Axis shipping. Her commander was the Jewish
Israel Fisanovich Israel Ilyich Fisanovich ( sometimes Romanization of Russian, transliterated as ''Izrail Fisanovich''; – 27 July 1944) was a Soviet Navy submarine commander and Hero of the Soviet Union. He died when his submarine, the former , was sunk i ...
before he was moved to another vessel, where he died due to friendly fire.


Service history

''M-172'' served in the Northern Fleet, attacking Axis shipping in Norwegian waters. A number of attacks were done, but they resulted in just a single confirmed victory. ''M-172'' departed for the last mission on 1 October 1943, never returning: it is likely she sunk on a German defensive barrage of naval mines.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:M-172 1937 ships Missing submarines of World War II Soviet M-class submarines Ships built in the Soviet Union World War II submarines of the Soviet Union