page_title: Soviet submarine S-117
hierarchical_section_title: Soviet submarine S-117
caption_attribution_description: English: Soviet submarine ShCh-117
context_page_description: S-117 was a Soviet Shchuka-class submarine.
  The submarine's career was spent with the Soviet Pacific Fleet. It was lost on or about 15 December 1952, due to unknown causes in the Strait of Tartary in the Sea of Japan. The boat may have collided with a surface ship or struck a mine. All 47 crew died in the incident.
context_section_description: S-117 (formerly Shch-117) was a Soviet Shchuka-class submarine (V-bis series).
  The submarine's career was spent with the Soviet Pacific Fleet. It was lost on or about 15 December 1952, due to unknown causes in the Strait of Tartary in the Sea of Japan. The boat may have collided with a surface ship or struck a mine. All 47 crew died in the incident.
caption: Shch-117 at an unknown date
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