Italian submarine Marcantonio Colonna
 Vettore Pisani on the surface
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| History | |
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| Name | Marcantonio Colonna |
| Namesake | Marcantonio Colonna |
| Builder | Cantiere Navale Triestino, Trieste |
| Laid down | 3 December 1925 |
| Launched | 26 December 1927 |
| Completed | 10 July 1929 |
| Decommissioned | 16 April 1942 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Pisani-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 68.2 m (223 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 6.09 m (20 ft) |
| Draught | 4.93 m (16 ft 2 in) |
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| Test depth | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Complement | 48 |
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Marcantonio Colonna was one of four
decommissioned in 1942 and scrapped
the following year.
Design and description
Designed in parallel with the Mameli-class submarines, the Pisani class was larger accommodate more fuel and give them more range. They displaced 880 metric tons (866 long tons) surfaced and 1,057 metric tons (1,040 long tons) submerged. The submarines were 68.2 meters (223 ft 9 in) long, had a beam of 6.09 meters (20 ft) and a draft of 4.93 meters (16 ft 2 in).[1] They had an operational diving depth of 90 meters (300 ft).[2] Their crew numbered 48 officers and enlisted men.[1]
For surface running, the boats were powered by two 1,500-
propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a 550-horsepower (410 kW) electric motor. They could reach 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) on the surface and 8.2 knots (15.2 km/h; 9.4 mph) underwater.[2] On the surface, the Pisani class had a range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph);[1] submerged, they had a range of 70 nmi (130 km; 81 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph).[2]
The boats were armed with six 53.3-centimeter (21 in)
13.2-millimeter (0.52 in) machine guns.[1]
Construction and career
Marcantonio Colonna was
laid down by Cantiere Navale Triestino in their Trieste shipyard on 3 December 1925, launched on 26 November 1927, and completed on 10 July 1929.[3]
Notes
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.
- ISBN 0-7110-0002-6.
- Frank, Willard C. Jr. (1989). "Question 12/88". Warship International. XXVI (1): 95–97. ISSN 0043-0374.
- ISBN 1-59114-119-2.
External links
- Marcantonio Colonna Marina Militare website
