Italian submarine Balilla

Last updated September 15, 2021

Italian submarine Balilla may refer to one of the following Italian submarines:

Balilla (1915) was the former German U-42, acquired in 1915 by the Regia Marina and sunk in July 1916.
Balilla (1927) was the lead boat of the Balilla-classsubmarines, built in 1927 and laid up in 1941.

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