Italian submarine Otaria (1908)

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NameOtaria
Namesake Otary
Builder Regio Arsenale, Venice
Laid down10 May 1905
Launched25 March 1908
Completed1 July 1908
FateStricken 26 September 1918
General characteristics
Class and type Glauco-class submarine
Displacement
  • 160  t (157 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 243 t (239 long tons) (submerged)
Length36.8 m (121 ft)
Beam4.32 m (14 ft 2 in)
Draft2.5 m (8 ft)
Installed power
  • 600  bhp (450  kW) (diesels)
  • 170 bhp (130 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) (surfaced)
  • 6.2 knots (11.5 km/h; 7.1 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 150  nmi (280 km; 170 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) (surfaced)
  • 18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) (submerged)
Test depth25 m (82 ft)
Complement15
Armament3 × 450 mm (18 in) torpedo tubes (3 bow)

Otaria was one of five Glauco-class submarines built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the early 1900s. The boat served in World War I and ceased service in 1918.

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Construction and career

Otaria was laid down on 10 May 1905 at the Regio Arsenale at Venice, launched on 25 March 1908 and completed on 1 July 1908. [1] She was employed as a training ship in the Tyrrhenian Sea. [2]

After an intensive training, [2] in August 1914 the submarine was assigned to the 4th submarines squadron based in Venice [3] and put under the command of Lieutenant Emanuele Ponzio. [4] At the start of the First World War for Italy the ship was re-assigned to the 1st submarines squadron based in the Adriatic Sea and was employed as a defensive unit in the Gulf of Venice. [2]

In June 1916 Otaria was deployed in Taranto, forming a separate unit combined with the twin submarine Glauco [5] and later on January 1917 he was transferred again in Venice and assigned to the 2nd submarines squadron. [6]

In December of the same year the submarine was transferred in Porto Corsini and later in 1918 disarmed and demolished. [5]

Throughout the war, the Otaria had carried out a total of 46 defensive missions. [2] [5]

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References

  1. "Otaria (6103605)" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Regio Sommergibile OTARIA" (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  3. Favre, pp. 64-98.
  4. Favre, pp. 103-164
  5. 1 2 3 "Classe Glauco (1903)" (in Italian). 5 February 2008. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  6. Favre, p. 206.

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