Argonauta-class submarine

Italian Argonauta-class submarine (Argonauta)
Class overview
Name: Argonauta class
Builders: C.R.D.A. (Cantieri Riuniti dell’Adriatico) shipyard, Monfalcone
Operators:  Regia Marina
Completed: 7
General characteristics
Type: Submarine
Displacement: 600 tons
Length: 61.5 m
Speed: 14 knots/8.5 knots (surfaced/submerged)
Test depth: 80m
Complement: 50
Armament: 102 mm deck gun, 4 machine guns, 6 torpedo tubes (4 forward, 2 aft)

The Italian Argonauta-class submarine was a series of 600 ton submarines built for and operated by the Regia Marina. They saw service in World War II. 7 of the class were constructed in total.

The Argonauta was sunk on patrol in the central Mediterranean on 29th of June by British anti-submarine forces. There were no survivors.

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