Italian submarines in World War Two

Ocean going type class Calvi

Class	Calvi
Type	Ocean going
Design	Double Hull
Description	Note: 2 tubes to launch mines (14 mines) on Tazzoli only (never used in WW2).

Calvi class boat Giuseppe Finzi (USMM)

Calvi class submarines

	Submarine	Name short	Commissioned	Lost
	Enrico Tazzoli (TZ, I.3)	Tazzoli	18 Apr 1936	17 May 1943
	Giuseppe Finzi (FZ, I.2)	Finzi	8 Jan 1936	25 Aug 1944
	Pietro Calvi (CV, I.1)	Calvi	16 Oct 1935	14 Jul 1942

Technical information for Calvi class

Displacement: (tons)	1530 (sf) 2032 (sm) (total)
Length: (m)	84.300 oa ph
Beam: (m)	7.71 oa ph
Draught: (draft)	5.150 m
Height:	m
Power: (hp)	4400 (sf) 1800 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	17.000 (sf) 8.000 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	11400/8 (sf) 120/3 (sm)
Torpedoes:	16 4/4 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	No mines carried
Deck gun:	2 x 120/45 rounds
AA armament	2 x 2 13.2mm
Crew:	67 (officers/men)
Max depth:	ca. 100 m (328 feet)

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

Italian submarine classes