Soviet submarine S-363

S-363 grounded
History
Soviet Union
Name	S-363
Builder	Ordzhonikidze Yard, Leningrad
Yard number	252
Laid down	12 January 1956[1]
Launched	16 November 1956
Commissioned	17 September 1957
Stricken	1990s
Homeport	Liepāja
Fate	Decommissioned 1988 Scrapped, probably in 1989
General characteristics
Class and type	Whiskey-class submarine
Displacement	1,030 t (1,010 long tons)
Length	76 m (249 ft 4 in)
Beam	6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
Draft	4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric 2 × 37-D diesels, 2,000 bhp each. 150 kW electric engines for creep drive. Engines new 1987
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h) submerged 18 knots (33 km/h) surfaced
Range	12,000 nmi (22,000 km) to 15,000 nmi (28,000 km)
Test depth	~400–450 m (1,310–1,480 ft)[2]
Complement	~60
Armament	6 × torpedo tubes 18 torpedoes or 24 mines

Soviet submarine S-363 was a Soviet Navy Whiskey-class submarine of the Baltic Fleet. Under the designation U137 it ran aground on 27 October 1981 on the south coast of Sweden, approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) from Karlskrona, one of the largest Swedish naval bases. U137 was the unofficial Swedish name for the vessel, as the Soviets then considered names of most of their submarines to be classified and did not disclose them. The ensuing international incident is often referred to as the Whiskey on the rocks incident.