Russian submarine Krab (1912)

Krab, c. 1913
History
Russian Empire
NameKrab
Ordered1908
BuilderNaval yard in Nikolayev, Ukraine
Laid down1909
Launched19 August 1912
Commissioned25 June 1915
In service1915 - 1917
FateScuttled, 26 April 1919, raised 7 October 1935 and scrapped
General characteristics
TypeMinelaying submarine
Displacement
  • 512 long tons (520 t) (surfaced)
  • 722 long tons (734 t) (submerged)
Length52.73 m (173 ft 0 in)
Beam4.33 m (14 ft 2 in)
Draft3.96 m (13 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 11.8 knots (21.9 km/h; 13.6 mph) (surfaced)
  • 7.1 knots (13.1 km/h; 8.2 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 1,700 nmi (3,100 km; 2,000 mi) at 8.6 knots (15.9 km/h; 9.9 mph) (surfaced)
  • 82 nmi (152 km; 94 mi) at 4.13 knots (7.65 km/h; 4.75 mph)
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement53
Armament

Krab (Russian: Краб, lit.'Crab') was a submarine minelayer built for the Imperial Russian Navy during the 1910s. Completed in 1915, she served with the Black Sea Fleet during the First World War.