| Navy | The Soviet Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | K (Katjusa) |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | A. Marti (Leningrad, U.S.S.R.) / Yard 194. |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 27 Dec 1936 |
| Launched | 29 Apr 1938 |
| Commissioned | 16 Dec 1939 |
| Lost | Sep 1942 |
| History | Northern fleet. Most likely mined in the vicinity of the Tanafjord, northern Norway in September 1942. Departed base on 26 August 1942 and was never seen or heard from again. |
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Notable events involving K-2 include:
13 Aug 1941
K-2 fires two torpedoes (these both missed the target) and later engages the small German merchant Hansa (276 GRT) off Gamvik, Norway.
Later K-2 also fires a torpedo against a small German naval auxiliary, The torpedo also missed this target that was then engaged with gunfire.
10 Sep 1941
K-2 lays mines of Vard?, Norway.
12 Sep 1941
K-2 fires 26 shells with her deck gun against the Norwegian merchant Lofoten (1571 GRT, offsite link) north-west of Vard?, Norway in position 76°36'N, 30°43'E. The target was however not hit.
15 Apr 1942
K-2 lays mines of Vard?, Norway.
2 May 1942
While on patrol of the Tanafjord, K-2 fires 4 torpedoes against what is indentified as a merchant of 6000 GRT. All torpedoes missed their so far unidentified target.
29 Nov 1942
The German merchant Akka ( is heavily damaged and beached when she hits a mine off the Varangerfjord. The damaged ship is later salvaged. This mine might have been laid by K-2 on 15 April 1942.