Archimede-class submarine
1933 class of submarines of the Regia Marina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with the bathyscaphe Archimède
The Archimede class were a group of four submarines built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the early 1930s. The boats fought in the Spanish Civil War (under the Nationalist flag) and in World War II. In Spanish service, two boats were known as the General Mola class; these were taken out of service in 1959.
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Name | Archimede class |
Builders | Cantieri navali Tosi di Taranto, Taranto |
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Built | 1930–1934 |
In service | 1933–1958 |
Completed | 4 |
Lost | 1 |
Retired | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | 70.5 m (231 ft 4 in) |
Beam | 6.87 m (22 ft 6 in) |
Draft | 4.12 m (13 ft 6 in) |
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Test depth | 90 m (300 ft) |
Crew | 55 |
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