Italian submarines in World War Two

Ocean going type class Balilla

Class	Balilla
Type	Ocean going
Design	Double Hull
Description

Balilla class submarines

	Submarine	Name short	Commissioned	Lost
	Antonio Sciesa (SC)	Sciesa	12 Apr 1929	12 Nov 1942
	Balilla (BL)	Balilla	21 Jul 1928
	Domenico Millelire (MI)	Millelire	21 Aug 1928
	Enrico Toti (TO)	Toti	19 Sep 1928

Technical information for Balilla class

Displacement: (tons)	1464 (sf) 1927 (sm) (total)
Length: (m)	87.750 oa ph
Beam: (m)	7.8 oa ph
Draught: (draft)	4.700 m
Height:	m
Power: (hp)	4000 (sf) 2200 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	17.000 (sf) 9.000 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	12000/7 (sf) 100/3 (sm)
Torpedoes:	12 4/2 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	4
Deck gun:	1 x 120/45 150 rounds
AA armament	2 x 13.2mm
Crew:	7/63 (officers/men)
Max depth:	ca. 100 m (328 feet)

sm = submerged, sf = surfaced, ph = pressure hull,
oa = overall, hp = horsepower.

Italian submarine classes