Italian submarines in World War Two

Ocean going type class Archimede


ClassArchimede
TypeOcean going
DesignCavallini
Description

Archimede class boat Galileo Ferraris (USMM)

Archimede class submarines


 SubmarineName shortCommissionedLost
Galileo Ferraris (FE, I.32)Ferraris31 Jan 193525 Oct 1941
Galileo Galilei (GL)Galilei16 Oct 193419 Jun 1940

Technical information for Archimede class


Displacement:
(tons)
980 (sf)
1260 (sm)
(total)
Length: (m) 70.510 oa
ph
Beam: (m) 6.87 oa
ph
Draught: (draft)4.400 m
Height: m
Power: (hp)3000 (sf)
1400 (sm)
Speed:
(knots)
17.000 (sf)
7.700 (sm)
Range:
(miles / knots)
5900/8 (sf)
80/4 (sm)
Torpedoes:12
4/4 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines: No mines carried
Deck gun: 2 x 100/43
230 rounds
AA armament 2 x 1 13.2mm
Crew: 6/49 (officers/men)
Max depth: ca. 100 m
(328 feet)
sm = submerged, sf = surfaced, ph = pressure hull,
oa = overall, hp = horsepower.

Italian submarine classes