Foca-class submarine
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 Foca in 1937 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Foca |
| Operators: |
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| Built: | 1936-1938 |
| In service: | 1936-1947 |
| Planned: | Three |
| Completed: | Three |
| Lost: | One |
| Retired: | Two |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Submarine |
| Displacement: |
1,354 tons (surface) 1,685 tons (submerged) |
| Length: | 82.8 m |
| Beam: | 7.2 m |
| Draught: | 5.3 m |
| Propulsion: | Twin screw diesel / electric motors |
| Speed: | 15.2 / 7.4 knots (surfaced/submerged) |
| Range: | 11,118 km (6,000 nm) at 10 knots |
| Armament: |
1 x 100mm guns 6 x 21" torpedo tubes |
The Foca-class were a group of three submarines[1] built for the Italian Navy between 1936 and 1938; they were intended primarily for mine-laying operations.[2][3] The lead boat, Foca was lost in October 1940 while laying mines in Haifa harbor. Atropo and Zoea, the second and third vessels of the class, were used after Italy's 1943 surrender by the Allies for supply runs to British garrisons in Samos and Leros in the Aegean. Both were scrapped in 1947[4][5]
Ships
| Ship | Namesake | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foca | (unknown) | 26 June 1937 | Lost in 1940 off Haifa, Palestine.[6] |
| Atropo | (unknown) | 20 November 1938 | Used to supply British forces in the Dodecanese after the 1943 armistice, she survived the war, but was scrapped in 1947 |
| Zoea | (unknown) | 3 February 1936 | Used to supply British forces in the Dodecanese after the 1943 armistice, she survived the war, but was scrapped in 1947 |
See also
Sources
- Submarines of the World by Jackson, Robert (2000) ISBN 0-7607-1992-6
References
- ↑ "Foca class entry at Trento in Cina database". Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ↑ Jackson, p.98
- ↑ "Italian Submarines". Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ↑ Jackson, p.25
- ↑ Jackson, p. 288
- ↑ Prior to 1947, Haifa was still part of the state of Palestine
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