Italian submarines in World War Two

Coastal type class H

Class	H
Type	Coastal
Design	Canadian Vickers (Montreal)
Description

H class submarines

	Submarine	Name short	Commissioned	Lost
	H 1 (H1, P.56)	H 1	23 Dec 1916
	H 2 (H2)	H 2	15 Dec 1916
	H 4 (H4)	H 4	15 May 1917
	H 6 (H6)	H 6	23 Jul 1917
	H 8 (H8)	H 8	27 Jun 1918	5 Jun 1943

Technical information for H class

Displacement: (tons)	360 (sf) 474 (sm) (total)
Length: (m)	45.800 oa ph
Beam: (m)	4.65 oa ph
Draught: (draft)	3.760 m
Height:	m
Power: (hp)	490 (sf) 600 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	12.800 (sf) 10.800 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	3300/7 (sf) 120/3.5 (sm)
Torpedoes:	6 4 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	No mines carried
Deck gun:	1 x 76/30 rounds
AA armament
Crew:	27 (officers/men)
Max depth:	ca. 80 m (262 feet)

sm = submerged, sf = surfaced, ph = pressure hull,
oa = overall, hp = horsepower.

Italian submarine classes