Italian submarines in World War Two

Minelaying type class Foca

Class	Foca
Type	Minelaying
Design	Cavallini
Description

Foca class boat Source: La Ciminiera di Lino Natali, courtesy Franco Vallone

Foca class submarines

	Submarine	Name short	Commissioned	Lost
	Atropo (AT, N.51)	Atropo	14 Feb 1939
	Foca (FO)	Foca	6 Nov 1937	13 Oct 1940
	Zoea (ZE)	Zoea	12 Feb 1938

Technical information for Foca class

Displacement: (tons)	1333 (sf) 1659 (sm) (total)
Length: (m)	82.850 oa ph
Beam: (m)	7.16 oa ph
Draught: (draft)	5.320 m
Height:	m
Power: (hp)	2900 (sf) 1300 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	15.000 (sf) 7.800 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	4260/8 (sf) 84.5/4 (sm)
Torpedoes:	8 4/2 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	36
Deck gun:	1 x 100/47 140 rounds
AA armament	2 x 2 13.2mm
Crew:	7/53 (officers/men)
Max depth:	ca. 100 m (328 feet)

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

Italian submarine classes