SM U-42
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For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-42.
| Career (German Empire) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U 42 |
| Builder: | Società Fiat-San Giorgio, Muggiano, La Spezia |
| Laid down: | 18 August 1913 |
| Fate: | Confiscated by Italian government 8 August 1915 |
| Career (Kingdom of Italy) | _crowned.svg.png){kind=small} |
| Name: | Balilla |
| Acquired: | 8 August 1915 |
| Fate: | Sunk by Austrian-Hungarian torpedo boats 65 T and 66 T off Lissa 14 July 1916 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Pacinotti type submarine |
| Displacement: |
728 metric tons (802 short tons) surfaced 875 metric tons (861 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 65 m (213 ft 3 in) |
| Beam: | 6.05 m (19 ft 10 in) |
| Draught: | 4.17 m (13 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 shafts 2 × FIAT 10-cylinder four stroke diesel motors with 2,600 PS (2,600 hp) 2 × Savigliano motordynamos with 900 PS (890 hp) |
| Speed: |
14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 10 kn surfaced 85 nautical miles (157 km; 98 mi) at 13 kn submerged |
| Test depth: | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement: | 4 officers, 34 men |
| Armament: |
4 × 45 cm (18 in) torpedo tubes 2 × 7.6 cm (3.0 in) deck guns |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: | Imperial German Navy |
| Operations: | 0 patrols |
| Victories: | No ships sunk or damaged |
SM U-42 was a Pacinotti type submarine laid down on 18 August 1913 in Italy at Società Fiat-San Giorgio, Muggiano, La Spezia. Ordered by the Imperial German Navy the submarine was confiscated by the Italian government on 8 August 1915 after entering war with the Austria-Hungary. Commissioned as Balilla into the Regia Marina the submarine was sunk off Lissa by Austro-Hungarian torpedo boats 65 T and 66 T.
See also
Balilla class submarine
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