Italian submarines in World War Two

Sea going type class S (Type VII C)

Class	S (Type VII C)
Type	Sea going
Design
Description

S (Type VII C) class submarines

	Submarine	Name short	Commissioned	Lost
	S 1	S 1	26 Jun 1943
	S 10	S 10
	S 2	S 2	4 Jul 1943
	S 3	S 3	17 Jul 1943
	S 4	S 4	14 Jul 1943
	S 5	S 5	31 Jul 1943
	S 6	S 6	4 Aug 1943
	S 7	S 7	14 Aug 1943
	S 8	S 8	25 Aug 1943
	S 9	S 9	26 Aug 1943

Technical information for S (Type VII C) class

Displacement: (tons)	769 (sf) 871 (sm) (total)
Length: (m)	67.100 oa ph
Beam: (m)	6.20 oa ph
Draught: (draft)	4.740 m
Height:	9.600 m
Power: (hp)	3200 (sf) 750 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	17.700 (sf) 7.600 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	8500/10 (sf) 80/4 (sm)
Torpedoes:	13 4/1 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	No mines carried
Deck gun:	1 x 88/45 220 rounds
AA armament	1 x 37, 2 x 20
Crew:	4/40 (officers/men)
Max depth:	ca. 280 m (919 feet)

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

Italian submarine classes