Soviet submarine ''K-23'' was a K-class submarine of the Soviet Navy during World War II. She was under command of captain

Magomet Gadzhiyev Magomet Imadutinovich Gadzhiyev (russian: Магомет Имадутдинович Гаджиев; 20 December 1907 – 12 May 1942) was a Soviet Navy submarine commander and Hero of the Soviet Union. He fought and died during World War II. B ...

(an ethnic Avar) until her loss in 1942.

Operational history

Operating against Axis shipping in Norwegian waters, ''K-23'' made both torpedo and gunfire attacks and laying a field of mines in Porsanger Fjord . The submarine was sunk on 12 May 1942 by

depth charge A depth charge is an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) weapon. It is intended to destroy a submarine by being dropped into the water nearby and detonating, subjecting the target to a powerful and destructive Shock factor, hydraulic shock. Most depth ...

s from the German escort ships ''UJ-1101'', ''UJ-1108'' and ''UJ-1110''. Additionally, the German minesweeper ''M-22'' was damaged on 5 November 1941 by a mine laid earlier from the submarine. ''K-23'' also shelled the Norwegian fishing boat ''Start'' on 26 November 1941, wounding seven sailors.

References

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