Italian submarine Ruggiero Settimo

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NameRuggerio Settimo
Builder Cantieri navali Tosi di Taranto, Taranto
Launched29 March 1931
Stricken23 March 1947
General characteristics
Class and type Settembrini-class submarine
Displacement
  • 953  t (938 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 1,153 t (1,135 long tons) (submerged)
Length69.11 m (226 ft 9 in)
Beam6.61 m (21 ft 8 in)
Draft4.45 m (14 ft 7 in)
Installed power
  • 3,000  bhp (2,200  kW) (diesels)
  • 1,400 hp (1,000 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) (surfaced)
  • 7.7 knots (14.3 km/h; 8.9 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 6,200  nmi (11,500 km; 7,100 mi) at 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) (surfaced)
  • 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) (submerged)
Test depth80 m (260 ft)
Crew56
Armament

Reggio Settimo was one of two Settembrini-class submarines built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the early 1930s.

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Design and description

The Settembrini class was an improved and enlarged version of the preceding Mameli-class submarines. They displaced 953 metric tons (938 long tons ) surfaced and 1,153 metric tons (1,135 long tons) submerged. The submarines were 69.11 meters (226 ft 9 in) long, had a beam of 6.61 meters (21 ft 8 in) and a draft of 4.45 meters (14 ft 7 in). [1] They had an operational diving depth of 80 meters (260 ft). [2] Their crew numbered 56 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 700-horsepower (522 kW) electric motor. They could reach 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) on the surface and 7.7 knots (14.3 km/h; 8.9 mph) underwater. [2] On the surface, the Settembrini class had a range of 6,200 nautical miles (11,500 km; 7,100 mi) at 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph); [1] submerged, they had a range of 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph). [2]

The boats were armed with eight 53.3-centimeter (21 in) torpedo tubes, four each in the bow and stern for which they carried a total of 12 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 or four 13.2-millimeter (0.52 in) machine guns. [1] [2]

Construction and career

Ruggerio Settimo was launched by Cantieri navali Tosi di Taranto at their Taranto shipyard on 29 March 1931. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Chesneau, p. 308
  2. 1 2 3 4 Bagnasco, p. 147

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