Soviet submarine S-363 facts for kids

A plaque at the location of the grounding
Quick facts for kids History
Soviet Union
Name	S-363
Builder	Ordzhonikidze Yard, Leningrad
Yard number	252
Laid down	12 January 1956
Launched	16 November 1956
Commissioned	17 September 1957
Stricken	1990s
Homeport	Liepāja
Fate	Museum ship
General characteristics
Class and type	Whiskey-class submarine
Displacement	1,030 t (1,010 long tons)
Length	76 m (249 ft 4 in)
Beam	6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
Draft	4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric 2 × 37-D diesels, 2,000 bhp each. 150 kW electric engines for creep drive. Engines new 1987.
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h) submerged 18 knots (33 km/h) surfaced
Range	12,000 nmi (22,000 km) to 15,000 nmi (28,000 km)
Test depth	~400–450 m (1,310–1,480 ft)
Complement	~60
Armament	6 × torpedo tubes 18 torpedoes or 24 mines

Soviet submarine S-363 (unofficial Swedish name: U137) was a Soviet submarine that ran aground outside the town of Karlskrona in Sweden on 27 October 1981. On 5 November the same year, it was led out of Swedish territorial waters.

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  Memorial to the grounding of U137 at Torhamnaskär islet