| Career (Kingdom of Italy) | Regia Marina |
|---|---|
| Name: | Lafolè |
| Builder: | Odero Terni Orlando, Monfalcone |
| Launched: | 10 April 1938 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 20 October 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Adua-class submarine |
| Displacement: | 698 long tons (709 t) surfaced 866 long tons (880 t) submerged |
| Length: | 60.28 m (197 ft 9 in) |
| Beam: | 6.45 m (21 ft 2 in) |
| Draught: | 4.64 m (15 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 diesel engines, 2 electric motors |
| Speed: | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged |
| Range: | 3,180 nmi (5,890 km; 3,660 mi) at 10.5 kn (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) surfaced |
| Test depth: | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Complement: | 46 |
| Armament: | 1 × 100 mm (4 in)/47 calibre deck gun 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 forward, 2 aft) 12 × torpedoes |
The Italian submarine Lafolè was an Adua-class submarine built before World War II. She was sunk by British destroyers HMS Gallant, Hotspur and Griffin off Melilla on 20 October 1940.[1]