Italian submarines in World War Two

Ocean going type class Requin


ClassRequin
TypeOcean going
DesignFrench Fuzier-Roquebert
Description

Requin class submarines


 SubmarineName shortCommissionedLost
FR 111 (ex-Phoque)FR 11120 Jan 194328 Feb 1943
FR 113 (ex-Requin)FR 11320 Jan 19439 Sep 1943
FR 114 (ex-Espadon)FR 11420 Jan 194313 Sep 1943
FR 115 (ex-Dauphin)FR 11520 Jan 194315 Sep 1943

Technical information for Requin class


Displacement:
(tons)
974 (sf)
1441 (sm)
(total)
Length: (m) 78.200 oa
ph
Beam: (m) 6.8 oa
ph
Draught: (draft)5.100 m
Height: m
Power: (hp)2900 (sf)
1800 (sm)
Speed:
(knots)
16.000 (sf)
9.000 (sm)
Range:
(miles / knots)
7000/9 (sf)
105/5 (sm)
Torpedoes:16
4/2 4 ext. (bow / stern tubes)
Mines: No mines carried
Deck gun: 1 x 100/40
rounds
AA armament 2 x 1 13.2mm
Crew: 4/50 (officers/men)
Max depth: ca. 80 m
(262 feet)
sm = submerged, sf = surfaced, ph = pressure hull,
oa = overall, hp = horsepower.

Italian submarine classes