Requinul 1943
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Requinul | 1951- S2, 1952- S11, 1956- S52 | Santieri Galati, Galatz | 1938 | 4.5.1941 | 5.1943 | captured by USSR 5.9.1944 (زر-1 [TS-1]), returned 8.1951, stricken 1959 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement normal, t |
585 / 789 |
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Length, m |
58.0 |
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Breadth, m |
5.60 |
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Draught, m |
3.60 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 MAN diesels / 2 BBC electric motors |
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Power, h. p. |
1840 / 860 |
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Max speed, kts |
17 / 8 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 7000(10) / 86(4) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 88/42 SK C/35, 1 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 6 - 533 TT (4 bow, 2 stern, 10) |
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Complement |
45 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 110 (max) |
Project history: Design was developed by German-Dutch company IvS and was close to German VII series submarines, having smaller dimensions. Submarine was built at Galatz with technical support of AG Weser. A saddle-tank construction. Tactical number S1.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: 5.9.1944 Requinul was captured by Soviet troops at Constanza and 14.9.1944 commissioned by Soviet Navy as TS-1. 3.7.1951 she was stricken by Soviet Navy and in August, 1951 returned to Romania (on other data, she was never commissioned again by Romanian Navy).
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