''S-56'' was a ''Stalinets''-class submarine of the Soviet Navy. She was laid down by shipyard #194 in Leningrad on 24 November 1936, shipped in sections by rail to Vladivostok where it was reassembled by

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. She was launched on 25 December 1939 and commissioned on 20 October 1941 in the Pacific Fleet. During World War II, the submarine was under the command of Captain

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and was moved from the Pacific Fleet to the Northern fleet across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans via the Panama Canal. After decommissioning, the submarine was turned into a museum ship.

Service history

For her service, the submarine was awarded with the

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and the Guards badge. During the attack against ''Eurostadt'', another torpedo hit and damaged the German freighter ''Wartheland'' (3676 GRT) but the ship was saved because the torpedo was a dud.

References

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