Francesco Morosini 1968
Evangelista Torricelli 1966
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
Alfredo Cappellini (ex-Capitaine) | S507 | Electric Boat, Groton, USA | 12.1943 | 1.10.1944 | 1/1945 // 5.3.1966 | discarded 11.1977 | |
Francesco Morosini (ex-Besugo) | S508 | Electric Boat, Groton, USA | 5.1943 | 27.2.1944 | 6/1944 // 31.3.1966 | discarded 11.1973 | |
Evangelista Torricelli (ex-Lizardfish) | S512 | Manitowoc SB, USA | 3.1944 | 16.7.1944 | 12/1944 // 9.1.1960 | discarded 9.1976 |
Displacement standard, t |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1830 / 2440 |
Length, m |
92.2 wl 95.0 oa |
Breadth, m |
8.31 |
Draught, m |
5.20 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
4 General Motors diesel-generators / 4 electric motors |
Power, h. p. |
4610 / 2700 |
Max speed, kts |
20 / 10 (6.5 with snorkel) |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 378 - 472 |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
11000(10) / 96(2) |
Armament |
S508, 512: 10 - 533 TT (6 bow, 4 stern, 24) S507: 1 x 1 - 127/25 Mk 40, 10 - 533 TT (24 torpedoes or 40 mines, 6 bow, 4 stern) |
Electronic equipment |
SS, ST, SV radars, BQR-2, BQS-2, JT or SQR-3 sonars, APR-1 ECM suite |
Complement |
82 |
Diving depth operational, m |
120 |
Project history: Former USN submarines of Balao class, modernized under Fleet Snorkel design during USN service.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Francesco Morosini 1971
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