| Navy | The Soviet Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | SC (Scuka) |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Baltiyskiy Zavod (Leningrad, U.S.S.R.) / Yard 189 |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 4 Dec 1934 |
| Launched | 28 Jun 1935 |
| Commissioned | 23 Jul 1936 |
| Lost | Apr 1942 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Northern fleet. Last reported off the Tanafjord on 23 April 1943, lost on after this date. All hands lost. |
| Former name | ShCh-313 |
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Noteable events involving ShCh-401 include:
15 Jul 1941
At 0510 hours ShCh-401 makes a torpedo attack (one torpedo fired) on the German auxiliary submarine chasers UJ 177 and UJ 178 near Kiberg, Norway. The attack however fails.
24 Dec 1941
At 2003 hours ShCh-401 fires four torpedoes against ' what is identified as ' a merchant of 3000 GRT of the Bosfjord. All torpedoes fired however missed their target.
7 Jan 1942
At 0038 hours ShCh-401 fires 3 torpedoes against ' what is identified as ' a merchant of 8000 GRT off Helnes, Norway at the mouth of the Porsangenfjord. All torpedoes fired however missed their target.
19 Apr 1942
ShCh-401 tries to attack a German convoy of the Tanafjord. The attack on the tanker Forbach (7999 GRT) fails due to the escorting German mineseepers M 154 and M 251.
23 Apr 1942
ShCh-401 torpedoes and sinks the Norwegian merchant Stensaas (1359 GRT) off Gamvik, Norway in position 71º04'N, 28º20'E.
Later the same day ShCh-401 also attacks the German auxiliary submarine chaser UJ 1110. The attack fails and ShCh-401 is depth charged by the ship she just tried to attack and UJ 1101. ShCh-401 is not heard or seen after this attack but her loss is most likely not due to the depth charging. (see map)