Bandiera-class submarine
Class overview | |
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Operators | Regia Marina |
Preceded by | Pisani class |
Succeeded by | Squalo class |
In commission | 1930–1948 |
Completed | 4 |
Lost | 1 |
Scrapped | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | 69.8 m (229 ft) |
Beam | 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in) |
Draft | 5.26 m (17 ft 3 in) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Range |
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Test depth | 90 m (300 ft) |
Crew | 53 |
Armament |
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The Bandiera-class submarines were built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the late 1920s. They played a minor role in the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 supporting the Spanish Nationalists.
Design and description
The Bandiera class was an improved and enlarged version of the preceding Pisani-class submarines. They displaced 940 metric tons (925 long tons) surfaced and 1,097 metric tons (1,080 long tons) submerged. The submarines were 69.8 meters (229 ft) long, had a beam of 7.3 meters (23 ft 11 in) and a draft of 5.26 meters (17 ft 3 in).[1] They had an operational diving depth of 90 meters (300 ft).[2] Their crew numbered 53 officers and enlisted men.[1]
For surface running, the boats were powered by two 1,500-
The boats were armed with eight 53.3-centimeter (21 in)
Submarines
Ship | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
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Fratelli Bandiera | Cantiere Navale Triestino, Trieste | 11 February 1928 | 7 August 1929 | 2 June 1930 | Discarded 1 February 1948 |
Luciano Manara | 1 May 1928 | 5 October 1929 | 29 July 1930 | ||
Ciro Menotti | Muggiano
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12 May 1928 | 29 December 1929 | 29 July 1930 | |
Santorre Santarosa | 1 May 1928 | 22 October 1929 | 29 July 1930 | Scuttled 20 January 1943 |
Service history
During the Spanish Civil War, Luigi Settembrini made one patrol in the Eastern Mediterranean in September 1937 during which she sank a Soviet cargo ship.[7]
Notes
- ^ a b c d Chesneau, p. 307
- ^ a b c d Bagnasco, p. 143
- ^ uboat.net IT Fratelli Bandiera Accessed 30 April 2022
- ^ uboat.net IT Luciano Manara Accessed 30 April 2022
- ^ uboat.net IT Ciro Menotti Accessed 30 April 2022
- ^ uboat.net Santorre Di Santarosa (SN) Santarosa Accessed 30 April 2022
- ^ Frank, p. 97
References
- Bagnasco, Erminio (1977). Submarines of World War Two. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-962-6.
- Brescia, Maurizio (2012). Mussolini's Navy: A Reference Guide to the Regina Marina 1930–45. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-544-8.
- Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- Frank, Willard C. Jr. (1989). "Question 12/88". Warship International. XXVI (1): 95–97. ISSN 0043-0374.
- ISBN 1-59114-119-2.
External links
- Classe Bandiera Marina Militare website