Italian submarines in World War Two

Coastal / Sea going type class Argonauta

Class	Argonauta
Type	Coastal / Sea going
Design	Bernardis
Description

Argonauta class submarines

	Submarine	Name short	Commissioned	Lost
	Argonauta (AU)	Argonauta	1 Jan 1932	29 Jun 1940
	Fisalia (FS)	Fisalia	5 Jun 1932	28 Sep 1941
	Jalea (IA)	Jalea	16 Mar 1933
	Jantina (IN)	Jantina	1 Mar 1933	5 Jul 1941
	Medusa (MU)	Medusa	25 Sep 1932	30 Jan 1942
	Salpa (SP)	Salpa	12 Dec 1932	27 Jun 1941
	Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE)	Serpente	12 Nov 1932	12 Sep 1943

Technical information for Argonauta class

Displacement: (tons)	666 (sf) 810 (sm) (total)
Length: (m)	61.500 oa ph
Beam: (m)	5.65 oa ph
Draught: (draft)	4.640 m
Height:	m
Power: (hp)	1250 (sf) 800 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	14.000 (sf) 8.000 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	4900/9.5 (sf) 110/3 (sm)
Torpedoes:	6 4/2 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	No mines carried
Deck gun:	1 x 102/35 152 rounds
AA armament	2 x 1 13.2mm
Crew:	4/32 (officers/men)
Max depth:	ca. 80 m (262 feet)

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

Italian submarine classes