Italian submarines in World War Two

Coastal type class Smeli

Class	Smeli
Type	Coastal
Design	French Engineer Simonot
Description

Smeli class submarines

	Submarine	Name short	Commissioned	Lost
	Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM)	Bajamonti	2 Dec 1928
	Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI)	Rismondo	14 Feb 1929	18 Sep 1943

Technical information for Smeli class

Displacement: (tons)	665 (sf) 822 (sm) (total)
Length: (m)	66.500 oa ph
Beam: (m)	5.4 oa ph
Draught: (draft)	3.770 m
Height:	m
Power: (hp)	1480 (sf) 1100 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	14.500 (sf) 9.250 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	5000/9 (sf) 120/1.3 (sm)
Torpedoes:	8 6 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	No mines carried
Deck gun:	1 x 102/35 rounds
AA armament	2 x 1 13.2mm
Crew:	5/40 (officers/men)
Max depth:	ca. 80 m (262 feet)

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

Italian submarine classes