Italian submarines in World War Two

Ocean going type class Squalo

Class	Squalo
Type	Ocean going
Design	Bernardis
Description

Squalo class submarines

	Submarine	Name short	Commissioned	Lost
	Delfino (DL)	Delfino	19 Jun 1931	23 Mar 1943
	Narvalo (NR)	Narvalo	6 Dec 1930	14 Jan 1943
	Squalo (SQ)	Squalo	10 Oct 1930
	Tricheco (TR)	Tricheco	25 Jun 1931	18 Mar 1942

Technical information for Squalo class

Displacement: (tons)	937 (sf) 1146 (sm) (total)
Length: (m)	69.800 oa ph
Beam: (m)	7.18 oa ph
Draught: (draft)	4.450 m
Height:	m
Power: (hp)	3000 (sf) 840 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	15.100 (sf) 8.000 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	5650/8 (sf) 100/3 (sm)
Torpedoes:	12 4/4 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	No mines carried
Deck gun:	1 x 102/35 150 rounds
AA armament	2 x 1 13.2mm
Crew:	5/47 (officers/men)
Max depth:	ca. 100 m (328 feet)

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

Italian submarine classes