Argonauta 1915
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Argonauta (ex-Святой Георгий [Svyatoy Georgiy]) | Fiat - San Giorgio, La Spezia | 3.1913 | 5.7.1914 | 2.1915 | stricken 3.1928 |
Displacement standard, t |
|
Displacement normal, t |
255 / 306 |
Length, m |
45.2 |
Breadth, m |
4.20 |
Draught, m |
3.05 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 Fiat diesels / 2 Savigliano electric motors |
Power, h. p. |
700 / 450 |
Max speed, kts |
13.5 / 8.8 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 1600(9) / 120(3) |
Armament |
2 - 450 TT (bow, 4) |
Complement |
24 |
Diving depth operational, m | 40 |
Project history: Ordered by Russia as Svyatoy Georgiy in 1912. Design was developed on the basis of submarine Medusa. After the beginning of WWI Italy has redeemed her and in February, 1915 boat was commissioned by Regia Marina as Argonauta. (Later other Svyatoy Georgiy was built for Russian Navy). Double-hulled.
Modernizations: 1915-1917: + 1 x 1 - 76/30 A1914
Naval service: No significant events.
Argonauta 1916
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