Squalo-class submarine
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Squalo-class |
| Builders: | CRDA |
| Operators: |
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| Preceded by: | Bandiera class |
| Succeeded by: | Glauco class |
| Built: | 1928–1931 |
| In commission: | 1930–1943 |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Lost: | 3 |
| Retired: | 1 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | Medium submarine |
| Displacement: | 933 long tons (948 t) surfaced 1,142 long tons (1,160 t) submerged |
| Length: | 69.80 m (229 ft 0 in) |
| Beam: | 7.18 m (23 ft 7 in) |
| Draught: | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × diesel engines, 3,000 hp (2,237 kW) 2 × electric motors, 1,300 hp (969 kW) 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) surfaced 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged |
| Range: | |
| Test depth: | 100 metres (330 ft) |
| Complement: | 52 (5 officers, 47 crew) |
| Armament: | • 1 × 102 mm (4 in)/35 calibre deck gun • 2 x 13.2 mm AA machine guns • 8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 forward, 4 aft) • 12 × torpedoes |
The Squalo-class submarines were a group of four boats operated by the Italian Regia Marina from 1930. They were built at the Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico (CRDA) shipyard at Monfalcone, and designed by Curio Bernardis.[2]
Ships
- Delfino (English: Dolphin), sank after a collision off Taranto, 23 March 1943.
- Narvalo (English: Narwhal), sunk by the British destroyers Pakenham and Hursley, and RAF aircraft, in the Mediterranean Sea at 34°08′N 16°04′E / 34.133°N 16.067°E, 14 January 1943.[3]
- Squalo (English: Shark), withdrawn from service, 9 September 1943.
- Tricheco (English: Walrus), sunk by the British submarine Upholder off Brindisi in the Adriatic Sea at 40°45′N 17°56′E / 40.750°N 17.933°E, 18 March 1942.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Sommergibile "DELFINO" (2°)". sommergibili.com (in Italian). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ↑ "Early Bernardis: Squalo class". regiamarina.net. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Italian Submarine Casualties in World War Two". US Naval Historical Center. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
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