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Bars class submarine (1915)
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The Bars class were a group of submarines built for the Imperial Russian Navy
during World War I
. A total of 24 boats were built between 1914 and 1917
. The Morzh design was enlarged with more powerful engines and a larger torpedo armament. They were single hulled boats with four internal 18 inch torpedo tubes and 8 external torpedoes in drop collars.
The design had numerous shortcomings, including a lack of internal bulkheads and a slow diving time. Surviving boats were modernized after the Russian Civil War
by installing bulkheads, new diesels, pumps and extra torpedo tubes (the external drop collars were removed).
Imperial Russian Navy
The Imperial Russian Navy refers to the Tsarist fleets prior to the February Revolution.-First Romanovs:Under Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich, construction of the first three-masted ship, actually built within Russia, was completed in 1636. It was built in Balakhna by Danish shipbuilders from Holstein...
during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. A total of 24 boats were built between 1914 and 1917
Design
These boats were designed by Ivan Bubnov and based on the preceding Morzh classMorzh class submarine
The Morzh class submarines were built for the Black Sea Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy shortly before World War I.-Background:The class was constructed as part of an ambitious programme of naval construction devised by the Naval General Staff in 1909. This envisaged, among other things, the...
. The Morzh design was enlarged with more powerful engines and a larger torpedo armament. They were single hulled boats with four internal 18 inch torpedo tubes and 8 external torpedoes in drop collars.
The design had numerous shortcomings, including a lack of internal bulkheads and a slow diving time. Surviving boats were modernized after the Russian Civil War
Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed to the Soviets, under the domination of the Bolshevik party. Soviet forces first assumed power in Petrograd The Russian Civil War (1917–1923) was a...
by installing bulkheads, new diesels, pumps and extra torpedo tubes (the external drop collars were removed).
Ships
| Ship | Service/Fate |
|---|---|
| Bars БАРС (Snow Leopard) | Sunk 25 May 1917. ---- Wreck location is in the Swedish territorial waters to the north-east of Gotska Sandö island, found 10 September 2009. |
| Edinorog ЕДИНОРОГ (Unicorn) | Sunk 25 February 1918. ---- Wreck found on 28 May in 2009 by the Estonian Maritime Museum Estonian Maritime Museum The Estonian Maritime Museum is located in the Fat Margaret tower in the old town of Tallinn. The museum presents history of ships and navigation in Estonia and related to Estonia... in the northern part of the Gulf of Finland Gulf of Finland The Gulf of Finland is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It extends between Finland and Estonia all the way to Saint Petersburg in Russia, where the river Neva drains into it. Other major cities around the gulf include Helsinki and Tallinn... . |
| Gepard ГЕПАРД (Cheetah) | Sunk 28 October 1917 |
| Kuguar КУГУАР (Cougar) | Hulked 1922 |
| Leopard ЛЕОПАРД | Renamed Krasoarmeets. Hulked 1936 |
| Lvitsa ЛЬВИЦА (Lioness) | Sunk 11 June 1917 |
| Pantera ПАНТЕРА (Panther) | Sank British destroyer off the island of Seiskari Seiskari Seskar is an island in the Gulf of Finland, part of the Leningrad Oblast of Russia. The island was an independent municipality of Finland populated by Finns at least since 16th century, until 1940, when ownership was transferred to the Soviet Union following the Moscow Peace Treaty... during the British Intervention in Russia British Campaign in the Baltic 1918-19 The British Campaign in the Baltic 1918-19 was a part of the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. The intervention played a key role in enabling the establishment of the independent states of Estonia and Latvia but failed to secure the control of Petrograd by Russian White forces, one of... , renamed Komissar and converted to a harbour training ship 1941 |
| Rys РЫСЬ (Lynx) | Renamed Bolshevik, sunk in an accident 13 September 1935 |
| Tigr ТИГР (Tiger) | Renamed Kommunar, broken up 1936 |
| Tur ТУР (Aurochs) | Renamed Tovarich, sunk in an accident 25 June 1935 |
| Ugor УГОРЬ (Eel) | Sunk 27 March 1920 |
| Vepr ВЕПРЬ (Wild Boar) | Hulked 1922 |
| Volk ВОЛК (Wolf) | Stricken 1936 |
| Yaguar ЯГУАР (Jaguar) | Stricken 1936 |
| Yaz ЯЗЬ (Ide (fish)) | Stricken 1922 |
| Zmeya ЗМЕЯ (Serpent) | Renamed Proletariy, sunk in an accident 22 May 1931 |
| Erzh ЕРШ (Ruffe) | Sunk in an accident 22 May 1931 |
| Forel ФОРЕЛЬ (Trout) | Stricken 1922 |
| Ship | Service/Fate |
|---|---|
| Burvestnik БУРЕВЕСТНИК (Storm Petrel) | Seized by the Germans as US 1 and transferred to the White Russian White movement The White movement and its military arm the White Army - known as the White Guard or the Whites - was a loose confederation of Anti-Communist forces.The movement comprised one of the politico-military Russian forces who fought... forces in 1918, interned in Bizerte Bizerte Bizerte or Benzert , is the capital city of Bizerte Governorate in Tunisia and the northernmost city in Africa. It has a population of 230,879 .-History:... with Wrangel's fleet Wrangel's fleet Wrangel's Fleet, the last remnant of the Black Sea Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy, existed from 1920 until 1924. This squadron was a "White" unit during the Russian Civil War... and scrapped 1924 |
| Gagara ГАГАРА (Loon (bird)) | Seized by the Germans as US 4 and scuttled 26 April 1919 |
| Lebed ЛЕБЕДЬ (Swan) | Seized by the Germans and scuttled 26 April 1919 |
| Orlan ОРЛАН (Sea Eagle) | Seized by the Germans as US 2 and scuttled 26 April 1919 |
| Pelikan ПЕЛИКАН (Pelican) | Seized by the Germans and scuttled 26 April 1919 |
| Utka УТКА (Duck) | Seized by the Germans as US 3 and transferred to the White Russian forces in 1918, interned in Bizerte and scrapped 1924 |