The World War II Soviet submarine L-22 belonged to the L-class or Leninets class of minelayer submarines. She was part of the last series (Group 4) of her class, having some improvements including more torpedo tubes. For the successes during the war the boat was awarded the Order of Red Banner.
Service history L-22 scored her success mostly as a minelayer submarine.
+ Ships sunk by L-22 Date Ship Flag Tonnage Notes 14 November 1942 Schiff-18 Alteland 419 GRT aux. patrol ship (mine) 14 April 1943 Pasvik 238 GRT tug (mine) 1 June 1943 Schiff-8 1,000 GRT hospital ship (mine) 28 December 1943 R-64 125 GRT aux. minesweeper (mine) Total:1,782 GRT
+ Ships damaged by L-22. Date Ship Flag Tonnage Notes 1 September 1943 Rudesheimer 2,036 GRT Cargo ship (torpedo) Total:2,036 GRT
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