Italian submarine Rubino
History | |
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Kingdom of Italy | |
Name | Rubino |
Namesake | Ruby |
Builder | Fiume |
Laid down | 1931 |
Launched | 29 March 1933 |
Fate | Sunk, 29 June 1940 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Sirena-class submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | 60.18 m (197 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 6.45 m (21 ft 2 in) |
Draft | 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) |
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Rubino was one of a dozen Sirena-class submarines, the second sub-class of the 600 Series of coastal submarines built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the early 1930s.
Design and description
The Sirena class was an improved and enlarged version of the preceding Argonauta-class submarines. They displaced 691 metric tons (680 long tons) surfaced and 850 metric tons (837 long tons) submerged. The submarines were 61.5 meters (201 ft 9 in) long, had a beam of 5.7 meters (18 ft 8 in) and a draft of 4.7 meters (15 ft 5 in). Their crew numbered 45 officers and enlisted men.[1]
For surface running, the boats were powered by two 675-
propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a 400-horsepower (298 kW) electric motor. They could reach 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) on the surface and 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) underwater.[2] On the surface, the Sirena 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 72 nmi (133 km; 83 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
Rubino was
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 1-59114-119-2.