Soviet submarine L-4
# Soviet submarine L-4

The World War II Soviet submarine L-4 belonged to the L class or Leninets class of minelayer submarines. She had been named Garibaldets in honour of the men of Garibaldi. During the war she was commanded by Evgeniy Petrovich Polyakov (Russian: Евгений Петрович Поляков).

## Service history

For her service, the submarine was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. Among her victories was the torpedoing of the German tanker Friederike (formerly Firuz), whose loss prevented her use during the Axis evacuation of Crimea during the Crimean Offensive.

In 1944 Michman Ivan Perov was awarded Hero of the Soviet Union.

Ships sunk by L-4 :

| Date | Ship | Flag | Tonnage | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 September 1941 | Chipka | | 2,304 GRT | freighter (mine) |
| 19 September 1941 | W-2 | | ca. 50 GRT | minesweeper (mine) |
| 10 October 1941 | NMS Regele Carol I | | 2,369 GRT | minelayer (mine) |
| 22 July 1943 | Hudayi Bahri | | 29 GRT | sailing vessel (gunfire) |
| 23 July 1943 | Gurpinar | | 100 GRT | sailing vessel (gunfire) |
| 28 July 1943 | EL-73 | | 139 GRT | lighter (mine) |
| 23 November 1943 | Santa Fé | | 4,627 GRT | freighter (mine) |
| 11 May 1944 | Friederike | | 7,327 GRT | tanker (torpedo). Not sunk but written-off. |
| Total: | Total: | Total: | 16,940 GRT | |

Mines from L-4 also damaged the German barge F-130. During an artillery duel she damaged the German barge F-329.

