Italian submarines in World War Two

Ocean going type class Archimede

Class	Archimede
Type	Ocean going
Design	Cavallini
Description

Archimede class boat Galileo Ferraris (USMM)

Archimede class submarines

	Submarine	Name short	Commissioned	Lost
	Galileo Ferraris (FE, I.32)	Ferraris	31 Jan 1935	25 Oct 1941
	Galileo Galilei (GL)	Galilei	16 Oct 1934	19 Jun 1940

Technical information for Archimede class

Displacement: (tons)	980 (sf) 1260 (sm) (total)
Length: (m)	70.510 oa ph
Beam: (m)	6.87 oa ph
Draught: (draft)	4.400 m
Height:	m
Power: (hp)	3000 (sf) 1400 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	17.000 (sf) 7.700 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	5900/8 (sf) 80/4 (sm)
Torpedoes:	12 4/4 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	No mines carried
Deck gun:	2 x 100/43 230 rounds
AA armament	2 x 1 13.2mm
Crew:	6/49 (officers/men)
Max depth:	ca. 100 m (328 feet)

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

Italian submarine classes