Som-class submarine


The Som class were a series of submarines built for the Imperial Russian Navy in 1904–1907. They were designed by the Electric Boat Company and ordered in the 1904 emergency programme at the time of the Russo-Japanese War. The boats were built in St. Petersburg and were designed to be transportable by train. The first boat,, was originally Fulton, an experimental submarine that was the prototype for and subsequent s. The vessel was sold and delivered to Russia in sections and re-assembled in St. Petersburg.

Ships

ShipnamesakeLaunchedService / Fate
– СомCatfish1904ex FultonDelivered to Vladivostok 1904; to Black Sea Fleet then to Baltic Fleet 1915; sunk in collision 10 May 1916. The wreck was found in 2015 in Swedish territorial waters.
Beluga – БелугаBeluga1905Baltic Fleet – Scuttled 25 February 1918 in Tallinn
Losos – ЛососьSalmon1905Black Sea Fleet – Scuttled 1919 in Sevastopol
Peskar – ПескарьGudgeon1905Baltic Fleet – Scuttled 25 February 1918 in Tallinn
Schuka – ЩукаPikeApril 1905Baltic Fleet – Scuttled 25 February 1918 in Tallinn
Sterlyad – СтерлядьSterlet1905Baltic Fleet – Scuttled 25 February 1918 in Tallinn
Sudak – СудакSander1907Black Sea Fleet – Scuttled 1919 in Sevastopol

Wreck found

In July 2015 it was reported that the wreck of Som had been located in Swedish waters.