Italian submarines in World War Two

Ocean going type class Brin 1

Class	Brin 1
Type	Ocean going
Design	Cavallini
Description

Brin 1 class boat Benedetto Brin (USMM)

Brin 1 class submarines

	Submarine	Name short	Commissioned	Lost
	Benedetto Brin (BR, I.23)	Brin	30 Jun 1938
	Guglielmotti (GI, I.30 or I.33)	Guglielmotti	12 Oct 1938	17 Mar 1942
	Luigi Galvani (GA)	Galvani	29 Jul 1938	24 Jun 1940

Technical information for Brin 1 class

Displacement: (tons)	1017 (sf) 1266 (sm) (total)
Length: (m)	72.470 oa ph
Beam: (m)	6.80 oa ph
Draught: (draft)	4.200 m
Height:	m
Power: (hp)	3400 (sf) 1300 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	17.370 (sf) 8.620 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	5662/8 (sf) 90/4 (sm)
Torpedoes:	12 4/4 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	No mines carried
Deck gun:	1 x 100/43 230 rounds
AA armament	2 x 2 13.2mm
Crew:	7/54 (officers/men)
Max depth:	ca. 100 m (328 feet)

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

Italian submarine classes