Italian submarines in World War Two

Ocean going type class Requin

Class	Requin
Type	Ocean going
Design	French Fuzier-Roquebert
Description

Requin class submarines

	Submarine	Name short	Commissioned	Lost
	FR 111 (ex-Phoque)	FR 111	20 Jan 1943	28 Feb 1943
	FR 113 (ex-Requin)	FR 113	20 Jan 1943	9 Sep 1943
	FR 114 (ex-Espadon)	FR 114	20 Jan 1943	13 Sep 1943
	FR 115 (ex-Dauphin)	FR 115	20 Jan 1943	15 Sep 1943

Technical information for Requin class

Displacement: (tons)	974 (sf) 1441 (sm) (total)
Length: (m)	78.200 oa ph
Beam: (m)	6.8 oa ph
Draught: (draft)	5.100 m
Height:	m
Power: (hp)	2900 (sf) 1800 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	16.000 (sf) 9.000 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	7000/9 (sf) 105/5 (sm)
Torpedoes:	16 4/2 4 ext. (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	No mines carried
Deck gun:	1 x 100/40 rounds
AA armament	2 x 1 13.2mm
Crew:	4/50 (officers/men)
Max depth:	ca. 80 m (262 feet)

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

Italian submarine classes