Italian submarines in World War Two

Minelaying type class Saphir

Class	Saphir
Type	Minelaying
Design	French minelaying submarine
Description

Saphir class submarines

	Submarine	Name short	Commissioned	Lost
	Ex-French Nautilus	Nautilus	15 Jul 1931
	FR 112 (ex-Saphir)	FR 112	6 Jan 1943
	FR 116 (ex-Turquoise)	FR 116	19 Mar 1943	6 May 1943

Technical information for Saphir class

Displacement: (tons)	762 (sf) 923 (sm) (total)
Length: (m)	65.900 oa ph
Beam: (m)	7.1 oa ph
Draught: (draft)	4.100 m
Height:	m
Power: (hp)	1300 (sf) 1100 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	13.000 (sf) 8.500 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	2500/8 (sf) 80/5 (sm)
Torpedoes:	5 3/0 2 ext. (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	32
Deck gun:	1 x 76/35 rounds
AA armament
Crew:	3/37 (officers/men)
Max depth:	ca. 80 m (262 feet)

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

Italian submarine classes