Italian submarines in World War Two

Coastal type class Circé

Class	Circé
Type	Coastal
Design
Description

Circé class submarines

	Submarine	Name short	Commissioned	Lost
	Ex-French Calypso	Calypso	Jun 1929	30 Jan 1943
	FR 117 (ex-Circé)	FR 117	19 Mar 1943	6 May 1943

Technical information for Circé class

Displacement: (tons)	626 (sf) 787 (sm) (total)
Length: (m)	66.000 oa ph
Beam: (m)	4.9 oa ph
Draught: (draft)	3.800 m
Height:	m
Power: (hp)	1200 (sf) 1000 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	14.000 (sf) 7.500 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	2000/10 (sf) 80/5 (sm)
Torpedoes:	8 3/2 2 ext. (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	No mines carried
Deck gun:	1 x 75/35 rounds
AA armament	2 x 1 13.2mm
Crew:	3/37 (officers/men)
Max depth:	ca. 80 m (262 feet)

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

Italian submarine classes