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NARVAL submarine (1942 / 1944)

Narval 1944

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Narval (ex-P714, ex-Bronzo) T4   Tosi, Taranto, Italy 12.1940 28.9.1941 1.1942 // 1.1944 TS, sold 1.1949
  

Displacement standard, t

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Displacement normal, t

697 / 850

Length, m

60.2

Breadth, m

6.44

Draught, m

4.78

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Fiat diesels / 2 Marellli electric motors

Power, h. p.

1400 / 800

Max speed, kts

14.7 / 7.7

Fuel, t

diesel oil 78

Endurance, nm(kts) 2300(14) / 80(4)

Armament

1 x 1 - 100/47 M1938 , 2 x 1 - 13.2/76, 4 - 533 TT (bow, 8)

Complement

45

Diving depth operational, m

80

Project history: Former Italian submarine of Acciaio class, captured by British minesweepers Boston, Cromarty, Poole and Seeham 12.7.1943 and transferred to FNFL 29.1.1944.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: Used for training.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

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