Allied Warships

V-2

Submarine of the U class

NavyThe Soviet Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassU 
Pennant 
ModThird Group 
Built byVickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) 
Ordered23 Aug 1940 
Laid down30 Dec 1940 
Launched4 Nov 1941 
Commissioned29 Jan 1942 
End service 
History

HMS Unbroken was transferred on loan to the Soviet Union on 26 June 1944. Renamed V-2 (Cyrillic B-2) by the Soviet Navy. Returned in 1949 and scrapped at Gateshead on 9 May 1950.

 
Former nameHMS Unbroken

We don't have any commands listed for USSR V-2


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Notable events involving V-2 include:


11 Oct 1944
V-2 torpedoed and sunk German patrol ship V-6517 (1)

17 Oct 1944
V-2 torpedoed and sank the German auxiliary submarine chaser UJ 1220 (542 GRT) off Nordkyn, Norway. (25 men missing, 37 saved, incl. commander) (1)

Sources

  1. Personal communication

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