Italian submarines in World War Two

Ocean going type class Improved Marcello

Class	Improved Marcello
Type	Ocean going
Design	Bernardis
Description

Improved Marcello class boat Comandante Alfredo Cappellini. Seen as German UIT-24 after 10 Sep 1943

Improved Marcello class submarines

	Submarine	Name short	Commissioned	Lost
	Comandante Alfredo Cappellini (CL, I.4, UIT.24)	Cappellini	23 Sep 1939
	Comandante Faà di Bruno (FB, I.5)	Faà di Bruno	23 Oct 1939	6 Nov 1940

Technical information for Improved Marcello class

Displacement: (tons)	1059 (sf) 1313 (sm) (total)
Length: (m)	73.000 oa ph
Beam: (m)	7.2 oa ph
Draught: (draft)	5.090 m
Height:	m
Power: (hp)	3000 (sf) 1100 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	17.000 (sf) 8.000 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	9760/8 (sf) 110/3 (sm)
Torpedoes:	12 4/4 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	No mines carried
Deck gun:	2 x 100/47 300 rounds
AA armament	2 x 2 13.2mm
Crew:	57 (officers/men)
Max depth:	ca. 100 m (328 feet)

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

Italian submarine classes