B1 1916
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Names |
B1-6 |
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Builders |
R. Arsenale La Spezia: B1-6 |
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Completed |
1916: B1-3 |
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Losses |
B4-6 (BU incomplete) |
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Transfers |
None |
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Discarding |
1/1919: B1-3 |
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Displacement standard, t |
|
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Displacement normal, t |
40 / 46 |
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Length, m |
15.1 |
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Breadth, m |
2.30 |
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Draught, m |
2.50 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 Itala petrol engine / 1 Savigliano electric motor |
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Power, h. p. |
85 / 40 - 60 |
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Max speed, kts |
6.9 / 5 |
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Fuel, t |
petrol |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 128 (6.9) / 9(5) |
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Armament |
2 - 450 TT (bow, 2) |
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Complement |
5 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 50 |
Project history: An enlargement and an improvement of the 'A' class, these boats, also designed by Eng Vice Admiral Edgardo Ferrati, were provided with two different kind of motors, having a petrol motor for surface navigation and a greater endurance. Their torpedoes were in real tubes. They too had been conceived for harbour defence and were transportable by railway. B4-6 construction suspended in 1917, discarded 1919, scrapped 1920.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014