Russia did not buy Nordenfeldt submarine according to the Dutch magazine dated 1893-1894 no. 8

An item referred to the Times reporting that the Russian ambassador at London, England officially stated that the Nordenfeldt submarine underway from London towards St. Petersburg, Russia was not bought by the Russian government. Underway she struck the Hornsreef in the eastern North Sea and was later brought into Esbjerg, Denmark.