Soviet submarine M-172

Scheme of series XII
History
Soviet Union
Name	М-172
Builder	Sudomekh (Leningrad, USSR) / Yard 196
Laid down	17 June 1936
Launched	23 July 1937
Commissioned	11 December 1937
Fate	lost in October 1943
General characteristics
Class and type	Malyutka-class, Serie XII submarine
Displacement	206 tons surfaced 256 tons submerged
Length	37.5 m (123 ft)
Beam	3.3 m (11 ft)
Draught	2.9 m (9.5 ft)
Speed	14.1 knots (26 km/h) surfaced 8.2 knots (15 km/h) submerged
Complement	20
Armament	2 × 533 mm (21 in) bow torpedo tubes 2 × anti-submarine/anti-ship torpedoes, no reloads 1 × 45 mm/46 21-K semi-automatic deck gun

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 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.

Ships sunk by M-172^[1]

Date	Ship	Flag	Tonnage	Notes
1 February 1943	V-6115 / Ostwind		560 GRT	patrol ship (torpedo)
Total:			560 GRT

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