Italian submarines in World War Two

Transport type class R 1

Class	R 1
Type	Transport
Design	Cavallini
Description

R 1 class boat Romolo (USMM)

R 1 class submarines

	Submarine	Name short	Commissioned	Lost
	R 10 (UIT.1)	R 10		24 Apr 1945
	R 11 (UIT.2)	R 11		24 Apr 1945
	R 12 (UIT.3)	R 12		24 Apr 1945
	R 3	R 3
	R 4	R 4
	R 5	R 5
	R 6	R 6
	R 7 (UIT.4)	R 7		25 May 1944
	R 8 (UIT.5)	R 8		20 Apr 1944
	R 9 (UIT.6)	R 9		16 Mar 1945
	Remo (RE)	Remo	19 Jun 1943	15 Jul 1943
	Romolo (RO)	Romolo	19 Jun 1943	18 Jul 1943

Technical information for R 1 class

Displacement: (tons)	2201 (sf) 2607 (sm) (total)
Length: (m)	87.000 oa ph
Beam: (m)	7.8 oa ph
Draught: (draft)	6.130 m
Height:	m
Power: (hp)	2600 (sf) 900 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	14.000 (sf) 6.500 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	12000/9 (sf) 110/3.5 (sm)
Torpedoes:	(bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	No mines carried
Deck gun:	No deck gun
AA armament	3 x 20
Crew:	5/56 (officers/men)
Max depth:	ca. 100 m (328 feet)

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

Italian submarine classes