Settembrini-class submarine
Class overview | |
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Builders | Cantieri navali Tosi di Taranto, Taranto |
Operators | Regia Marina |
Preceded by | Bragadin class |
Succeeded by | Argo class |
In commission | 1931–1948 |
Completed | 2 |
Lost | 1 |
Scrapped | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | 69.11 m (226 ft 9 in) |
Beam | 6.61 m (21 ft 8 in) |
Draft | 4.45 m (14 ft 7 in) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Range |
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Test depth | 80 m (260 ft) |
Crew | 56 |
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The Settembrini class was a pair of submarines 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 Settembrini class was an improved and enlarged version of the preceding Mameli-class submarines. They displaced 953 metric tons (938 long tons) surfaced and 1,153 metric tons (1,135 long tons) submerged. The submarines were 69.11 meters (226 ft 9 in) long, had a beam of 6.61 meters (21 ft 8 in) and a draft of 4.45 meters (14 ft 7 in).[1] They had an operational diving depth of 80 meters (260 ft).[2] Their crew numbered 56 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)
Boats
Ship | Builder[1] | Laid down[3]
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Launched[3] | Completed[3] | Fate[3] |
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Luigi Settembrini | Cantiere Navale Triestino, Trieste | 16 April 1928 | 28 September 1930 | 25 January 1931 | Sunk in collision with USS Frament 15 November 1944 |
Ruggiero Settimo | 16 June 1928 | 29 March 1931 | 25 April 1932 | Stricken from the Navy List 23 March 1947
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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.[4]
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
- Luigi Settembrini Marina Militare website