Soviet submarine of Black Sea Fleet of the Red Navy the Shch-203 in the Russian naval base during the Great Patriotic War (June 22, 1941 – May 09, 1945).
The photo is interesting in the presence of a co-pilot in the Soviet submarine, which determines the height of the sun with the help of sextant.
Shch-203 the Soviet submarine:
Shch-203 is the Soviet diesel-electric torpedo submarine of Second World War, belongs to the V-bis series of project Shchuka. When building a submarine was named Flounder.
The Shch 203 Soviet submarine was part of Black Sea Fleet.
Service Shch 203 the Soviet submarine:
The Soviet submarine of the Red Army Navy performed 18 military campaigns, but had no victories, was sunk on August 26, 1943 by Italian submarine CB-4. Discovered by divers in 1949 in area of Cape Uret.
Commander Shch-203 Soviet submarine:
Engineer Captain of 3rd Rank V. I. Nemchinov.
Interesting facts about Shch 203 Soviet submarine:
On Soviet submarine Shch-203 is Leonid Osipenko, future commander of the first Soviet nuclear submarine “Lenin Komsomol”, was in service.