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route. Not being able to approach because of the escort, she launched a single torpedo from 1,800 meters at a larger transport. However, there are no confirmations of any ships being damaged or sunk on this day at this time and this location.
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served as the training vessel at the Pola
Submarine School. During this span she carried out 46 training missions. Carlo Todaro and Mario Resio served as her commanders during this time. In mid-March 1941
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407:(5,890 km; 3,660 mi) at 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph), submerged, they had a range of 74 nmi (137 km; 85 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph).
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On
September 23, 1941, the submarine left Cagliari to set an ambush on the route of the British convoy to Malta (Operation Halberd) together with three other submarines. On September 26
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444:. She was laid down on 1 February 1936, launched on 13 September of the same year, and commissioned on 14 November 1936. After intense 1937 spring training in the waters of the
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At 01:30 on June 3, 1941, she intercepted a small motor barge carrying gasoline and 72 British troops on board, including 8 officers, attempting to reach
Egyptian coast.
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detected a group of eleven
English destroyers, and attacked them with a four-torpedo salvo, but missed them and then moved north. Shortly after at 5:25,
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680 long tons (690 t) surfaced and 844 long tons (858 t) submerged. The submarines were 60.18 meters (197 ft 5 in) long, had a
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sighted a destroyer, but could not launch an attack. The following morning, she sighted a French convoy (five merchants and two escorts) on the
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On June 4, 1941, she headed back to
Taranto where the submarine underwent a three-month long maintenance at the Arsenal of Taranto.
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sent a radio transmission to the headquarters informing them of
British convoy position. She was never heard from again.
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399:(26 km/h; 16 mph) on the surface and 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) underwater. On the surface, the
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657:(perhaps it was the radio communication with the base that allowed British ships to locate her). After having detected
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took officers prisoner, and escorted the vessel to Crete, where other soldiers were taken prisoners.
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for combat on the surface. The light anti-aircraft armament consisted of one or two pairs of
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491:) under command of Giuseppe Roselli Lorenzini. On June 13, she moved to an area between
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After the war, it was discovered that the submarine had been traced by two destroyers,
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spotted and attacked
British ships on their return. On September 30, 1941, at 3:50
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Shortly thereafter, captain Luigi
Riccardi assumed command of the submarine.
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907:
Uomini sul fondo. Storia del sommergibilismo italiano dalle origini ad oggi
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Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval
History of World War Two
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with ASDIC, they started depth charge attacks, and at 10:30 hit and sank
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890:(Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
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The boats were armed with six internal 53.3 cm (21.0 in)
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fifteen miles east of Cape Creus. During night of June 17, 1940
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and became part of the 71st
Squadron (VII Submarine Group).
357:-class submarines were essentially repeats of the preceding
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252:(13.9 km) at 7.5 kn (13.9 km/h) submerged
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For surface running, the boats were powered by two 600-
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245:(137 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged
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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in September 1941
866:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
624:. The British convoy went undetected and reached
1523:World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea
1533:Ships built by Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico
849:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
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372:of 6.45 meters (21 ft 2 in) and a
270:44 (4 officers, 40 non-officers and sailors)
460:was assigned to the 23rd Squadron based at
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522:From October 22, 1940, to March 12, 1941,
282:100 mm (4 in) / 47 caliber
868:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press.
584:On May 10, 1941, she was transferred to
487:(between Cape Teulada and the island of
222:(13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged
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609:returning to Cagliari on September 16.
376:of 4.7 meters (15 ft 5 in).
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160:60.18 m (197 ft 5 in)
150:844 long tons (858 t) submerged
1548:Submarines sunk by British warships
329:built in the 1930s, serving in the
147:680 long tons (691 t) surfaced
168:6.45 m (21 ft 2 in)
14:
471:On June 10, 1940, at the time of
464:. In 1939 she was transferred to
176:4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
1508:World War II submarines of Italy
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665:with all hands in the position
576:Strait at first, then south of
1543:Submarines lost with all hands
909:(Second ed.). Mondadori.
554:, then in the Gulf of Taranto;
550:In March, forty miles west of
1:
864:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980).
483:was already at sea, south of
296:6 × 533 mm (21 in)
905:Giorgerini, Giorgio (2002).
832:Giorgerini, pp. 293-299-300
628:. The submarines, including
1130:List of submarines of Italy
847:Submarines of World War Two
784:at Monfalcone Naval Museum"
620:, north of Spanish city of
601:In the middle of September
423:13.2 mm (0.52 in)
403:class had a range of 3,180
1564:
845:Bagnasco, Erminio (1977).
1538:Ships built in Monfalcone
1448:
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998:
120:
33:
21:
1513:Lost submarines of Italy
531:was transferred back to
538:From March to May 1941
429:Construction and career
416:100 mm (4 in)
262:80 m (260 ft)
121:General characteristics
395:. They could reach 14
349:Design and description
337:. She was named after
316:Italian submarine Adua
116:Sunk 30 September 1941
1503:Adua-class submarines
341:, a town in northern
745:Chesneau, pp. 309–10
542:was deployed in the
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557:In April, south of
387:, each driving one
300:(4 forward, 2 aft)
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1199:Empire Springbuck
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992:-class submarines
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381:brake-horsepower
199:electric engines
108:14 November 1936
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477:World War II
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293:machine guns
291:13.2mm Breda
142:Displacement
130:
105:Commissioned
58:
1471:August 1941
1428:Le Glorieux
952:Engineering
718: /
687: /
234:3,180
1528:1936 ships
1497:Categories
1292:HMCS
1178:Shipwrecks
916:8804505370
839:References
794:2017-07-07
618:Cape Palos
616:was near
570:Alexandria
446:Dodecanese
442:Monfalcone
267:Complement
259:Test depth
181:Propulsion
83:Monfalcone
1422:Condorcet
1322:Portsdown
1316:Pink Star
1247:Ilmarinen
1025:Ascianghi
652:HMS
645:HMS
622:Cartagena
559:Cape Krio
509:Marseille
489:La Galite
366:displaced
327:submarine
305:torpedoes
248:7.5
136:submarine
89:Laid down
1435:28 Sep:
1419:10 Sep:
1388:30 Sep:
1381:Albatros
1378:27 Sep:
1368:26 Sep:
1345:23 Sep:
1329:21 Sep:
1307:20 Sep:
1290:19 Sep:
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1264:15 Sep:
1254:14 Sep:
1238:13 Sep:
1216:11 Sep:
1206:10 Sep:
1109:Uarsciek
1088:Neghelli
886:(2005).
497:Mallorca
485:Sardinia
466:Cagliari
419:deck gun
343:Ethiopia
289:2 x 1 –
285:deck gun
275:Armament
241:74
97:Launched
65:Namesake
28:RIN Adua
1409:1 Sep:
1371:Avoceta
1283:Oceania
1277:Vitebsk
1196:9 Sep:
1186:6 Sep:
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1095:Scirè
1060:Durbo
1011:Alagi
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731:Notes
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586:Leros
578:Crete
574:Kasos
493:Ibiza
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397:knots
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362:class
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220:knots
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