Galileo Galilei
Captured
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| Class | Archimede |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 2 × 3.9″ guns |
Based at Massawa. Her crew poisoned by fumes from her air conditioning, she was forced to the surface and captured by the trawler HMS Moonstone off Aden on 19 June 1940. Her papers led the British to another submarine.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 2 × single 100 mm (3.9 in) deck guns
- 2 × single 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns
- 8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 4 stern)
| Builder | Tosi, Taranto |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 15 October 1931 |
| Launched | 19 March 1934 |
| Commissioned | 16 October 1934 |
| Displacement | 986 t (970 long tons) (surfaced) 1,259 t (1,239 long tons) (submerged) |
| Length | 70.5 m (231 ft 4 in) |
| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) (surfaced) 7.7 knots (14.3 km/h; 8.9 mph) (submerged) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
She isn't listed in any of the fleet actions covered here.
Launched
19 March 1934
Fate
Captured
Scrapped, January 1946