Osetr (Lake) Class Submarine

Osetr (Lake) Class Submarine

Designer:

Simon Lake

Manufacturer:

Arsenal, Libau

Role:

Anti-Ship Submarine

Year Adopted:

1904 - Parts delivered to Russia
1905 - Completed

Number in Class:

6 boats

Displacement:
          Surfaced:
          Submerged:
 
153 Tons
187 Tons

Operational Status:

Russia - Obsolete
All boats stricken between 1913 and 1915

Armament:

2 x 15 inch (381mm) torpedo tubes in bow
1 x 15 inch (381mm) torpedo tubes in stern

Engine:

2x petrol engines producing 120 hp each
2x electric motors producing 60 hp each
Two propeller shafts

Crew:

24 Officers and Sailors

Length:

22.0 meters (72 feet)

Draught:

3.7 meters (12 feet 3 inches)

Beam:

3.6 meters (12 feet)
Maximum Speed
          Surfaced:
          Submerged:
 
8.5 knots
4.5 knots
Range:
          Surfaced:
          Submerged:
   
713 kilometers (385 nautical miles)
64.8 kilometers (35 nautical miles)
Diving Depth:

30 meters

(96 feet)

 

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Sources Cited

(1) Miller, David, The Illustrated History of Submarines of the World, Motorbooks International Publishing: Osceola, WI, 2001. Print
(2) Watts, Anthony J., , The Imperial Russian Navy, Arms and Armour press: London, 1990. Print.