UIT24 1944
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| UIT24 (ex-Comandante Capellini) | OTO, Muggiano, Italy | 4.1938 | 14.5.1939 | 9/1939 // 12.1943 | captured by Japan 10.5.1945 (伊503 [I503]) |
|
Displacement standard, t |
947 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1043 / 1290 |
|
Length, m |
73.0 |
|
Breadth, m |
7.19 |
|
Draught, m |
5.12 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 Fiat diesels / 2 CRDA electric motors |
|
Power, h. p. |
3600 / 1100 |
|
Max speed, kts |
17.4 / 8 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 108 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 9500(8) / 80(4) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 100/47 M1938, 2 x 2 - 13.2/76, 8 - 533 TT (4 bow, 4 stern, 16) |
| Electronic equipment | sonar, hydrophone |
|
Complement |
57 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 100 |
Project history: Former Italian submarine Comandante Capellini, 10.9.1943 captured by Japanese at Singapore and 6.12.1943 transferred to Kriegsmarine.
Modernizations: 1944: artillery consisted of 1 x 2 - 20/65 C/38.; + FuMO 30 radar, FuMB 3 Bali, FuMB 6 Palau ECM suites
Naval service: UIT24 6.5.1945 captured by Japanese at Kobe after capitulation of Germany, and entered Japanese service as I503; surrendered and scuttled by Allies 15.4.1946.
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