Galileo Galilei 1940
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| X2, 1942 - P711 (ex-Galileo Galilei) | P711 | Tosi, Taranto, Italy | 10.1931 | 19.3.1934 | 10.1934 // 6.1940 | BU 1.1946 |
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Displacement standard, t |
--- |
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Displacement normal, t |
970 / 1239 |
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Length, m |
70.5 |
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Breadth, m |
6.87 |
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Draught, m |
4.12 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Tosi diesels / 2 Marelli electric motors |
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Power, h. p. |
3000 / 1100 |
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Max speed, kn |
17 / 8 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 100 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 100/43 M1927, 2 x 1 - 13.2/76, 8 - 533 TT (4 bow, 4 stern, 16) |
| Sensors | hydrophone |
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Complement |
55 |
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Diving depth operational, m |
90 |
Project history: A little increased version of Settembrini class with larger fuel stowage and strengthened armament (second gun was added, number of spare torpedoes was increased). Construction was partially double-hulled. Galileo Galilei was captured 19.6.1940 in Red Sea by British trawler Moonstone after crew of submarine has poisoned with the gases from ventilating system.
Modernizations: 1942-1944: + type 286W or type 291W radar, presumably type 129 sonar
1/1946: 2 x 1 - 100/43 M1927, 2 x 1 -13.2/76, 8 - 533 TT, type 286W or type 291W radar, presumably type 129 sonar
Naval service: Used for training.
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