Italian submarine Brin
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| Name: | Brin |
| Builder: | Tosi (Taranto, Italy) |
| Laid down: | 3 December, 1936 |
| Launched: | 3 April, 1938 |
| Commissioned: | 18 April, 1939 |
| Out of service: | 1st February 1948 |
| Homeport: | Taranto |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Brin |
| Displacement: | 1,016 tons (standard) 1,266t (full load) |
| Length: | 72.5 m |
| Beam: | 6.7 m |
| Draught: | 4.5 m |
| Propulsion: | (surfaced/submerged) diesel / electric , 2 shafts 3,200 hp / 1,200 hp |
| Speed: | 17 / 8 knots (surfaced/submerged) |
| Range: | 18,000nm at 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Test depth: |
[1]Operational Diving Depth=73m |
| Complement: | 58 |
| Armament: | 1 x 100 mm gun 4 x 13.2 mm anti-aircraft 8 x 21" torpedo tubes (4 bow, 4 stern) 14 torpedoes |
The Brin was an Italian submarine that served with the Regia Marina during World War II.
When Italy declared war in June 1940, Brin was the sole vessel in the 42nd Squadron of the Italian submarine fleet.
At the end of 1940, Brin, captained by Luigi Longanesi-Cattani, became one of several Italian submarines that operated in the Atlantic, based in Bordeaux under German command. In the early hours of 18 December, 1940, she was attacked by the British submarine HMS Tuna with torpedoes and gunfire in the Bay of Biscay, about 55 nautical miles (102 km) east of the Gironde estuary. Brin was undamaged and escaped.[2]
In June 1941, On the 13th, she made three torpedo attacks on convoy SL75, successfully sinking two ships, the Greek Eirini Kyriakides (3,781 tons) and the French Djurdjura (3,460 tons).[3] She performed five patrols from Bordeaux, sinking over 7,200 tons of allied shipping.[4]
In August 1942, Brin contributed to the axis opposition to the Pedestal convoy. During the action she brought down an allied Short Sunderland flying boat. While in the Mediterranean, she performed 17 patrols.
At the Italian armistice, Brin was part of the Italian Fleet that surrendered to the allies in 1943. She was subsequently used on training operations in the Indian Ocean for the remainder of the war.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Brin Class Submarine. Wesworld. Red Admiral (27 June 2005). Retrieved on 2007-11-30.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur (1995-2007). HMS Tuna (N 94). uboat.net. Retrieved on 2007-11-30.
- ^ Italian Submarine Operations - Atlantic Ocean. REGIAMARINA (1996-2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-30.
- ^ DATABASE OF UNIT DIRECTOR OF MARINA IN SECOND WORLD WAR. Trentincina (2001 - 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
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Ireland, Bernard (1996). Warships of World War II. Glasgow: Harper Collins & Jane's, pp.74-75.
