Italian submarine Des Geneys

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Vettore Pisani on the surface
History
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NameDes Geneys
Builder Cantiere Navale Triestino, Trieste
Laid down1 February 1926
Launched14 November 1928
Completed31 October 1929
Decommissioned16 April 1942
Fate Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type Pisani-class submarine
Displacement
  • 866 long tons (880 t) surfaced
  • 1,040 long tons (1,057 t) submerged
Length68.2 m (223 ft 9 in)
Beam6.09 m (20 ft)
Draught4.93 m (16 ft 2 in)
Installed power
  • 3,000  bhp (2,200  kW) (diesels)
  • 1,100 hp (820 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced
  • 8.2 knots (15.2 km/h; 9.4 mph) submerged
Range
  • 5,000  nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
  • 70 nmi (130 km; 81 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph)
Test depth90 m (300 ft)
Complement48
Armament

Des Geneys was one of four Pisani-class submarines built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the late 1920s. Due to her age, her usefulness was limited, and she saw no real service during World War II. The submarine was decommissioned in 1942 and converted into a battery-charging hulk.

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Design and description

Right-profile line drawing of the Pisani class Submarina Pizani.jpg
Right-profile line drawing of the Pisani class

Designed in parallel with the Mameli-class submarines, the Pisani class was larger accommodate more fuel and give them more range. They displaced 880 metric tons (866 long tons ) surfaced and 1,057 metric tons (1,040 long tons) submerged. The submarines were 68.2 meters (223 ft 9 in) long, had a beam of 6.09 meters (20 ft) and a draft of 4.93 meters (16 ft 2 in). [1] They had an operational diving depth of 90 meters (300 ft). [2] Their crew numbered 48 officers and enlisted men. [1]

For surface running, the boats were powered by two 1,500- brake-horsepower (1,119  kW ) diesel engines, each driving one propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a 550-horsepower (410 kW) electric motor. They could reach 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) on the surface and 8.2 knots (15.2 km/h; 9.4 mph) underwater. [2] On the surface, the Pisani class had a range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph); [1] submerged, they had a range of 70 nmi (130 km; 81 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph). [2]

The boats were armed with six 53.3-centimeter (21 in) torpedo tubes, four in the bow and two in the stern for which they carried a total of nine torpedoes. They were also armed with a single 102-millimeter (4 in) deck gun forward of the conning tower for combat on the surface. Their anti-aircraft armament consisted of two 13.2-millimeter (0.52 in) machine guns. [1]

Construction and career

Des Geneys was laid down by Cantiere Navale Triestino in their Trieste shipyard on 1 February 1926, launched on 14 November 1928, and completed on 31 October 1929. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Chesneau, p. 307
  2. 1 2 3 Bagnasco, p. 141
  3. Fraccaroli, p. 127

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