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P712 ex-Italian submarine (1936 / 1942)

P712 1942

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
P712 (ex-Perla) P712   CRDA, Monfalcone, Italy 8/1935 3.5.1936 7.1936 // 7.1942 to Greece 1.1943 (Ματρώζος [Matrozos])

 

Displacement standard, t

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Displacement normal, t

680 / 844

Length, m

60.2

Breadth, m

6.45

Draught, m

4.70

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Fiat diesels / 2 CRDA electric motors

Power, h. p.

1200 / 800

Max speed, kn

14 / 7.5

Fuel, t

diesel oil 80

Endurance  

Armament

1 x 1 - 100/47 M1935 , 2 x 1 - 13.2/76, 6 - 533 TT (4 bow, 2 stern, 12)

Sensors hydrophone

Complement

45

Diving depth operational, m

80

Project history: Repetition of Sirena class with a little increased fuel stowage. Italian Perla was captured 9.7.1942 by British corvette Hyacinth near Beirut.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

sister-ship Iride 1939

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