Luigi Settembrini 1940
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Luigi Settembrini | Tosi, Taranto | 4.1928 | 28.9.1930 | 1.1932 | sunk 15.11.1944 | ||
| Ruggiero Settimo | Tosi, Taranto | 6.1928 | 29.3.1931 | 4.1932 | discarded 3.1947 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
872 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
938 / 1135 |
|
Length, m |
69.1 |
|
Breadth, m |
6.61 |
|
Draught, m |
4.45 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 Tosi diesels / 2 Ansaldo electric motors |
|
Power, h. p. |
3000 / 1400 |
|
Max speed, kts |
17.5 / 7.7 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 52 (norm.) |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 9000(8) / 80(4) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 102/35 Schneider-Armstrong 1914-15, 2 x 1 - 13.2/76, 8 - 533 TT (4 bow, 4 stern, 12) |
| Electronic equipment | hydrophone |
|
Complement |
56 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 90 |
Project history: Project on the basis of Mameli class in which the insufficient stability was corrected. Besides, more than twice endurance was increased, and TT number was increased to 8. Partially double-hulled.
In 1943 both received moderated size CT.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Luigi Settembrini was by mistake sunk by ramming of American escort destroyer Frament 15.11.1944 E off Bermuda during anti-submarine manoeuvres.
Ruggiero Settimo 1943
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