Regia Marina — Submarine
Italian submarine Michele Bianchi
- Displacement
- 1,175 long tons (1,194 t)
- Length
- 76.5 m (251 ft)
- Beam
- 6.81 m (22.3 ft)
- Speed
- 17.8 knots (33 km/h, 20.5 mph)
- Complement
- 57
- Main gun
- 100 mm (3.9 in)
Service
- as Michele Bianchi? — 5 July 1941673 days of the war
Marconi-class submarine
Particulars
- Name
- Michele Bianchi
- Builder
- CRDA (Monfalcone, Italy)
- Launched
- 3 December 1939
- Fate
- Sunk on 5 July 1941 (1941)
- Status
- Wreck
Specifications
- Displacement, standard
- 1,175 long tons (1,194 t)
- Displacement, full load
- 1,465 long tons (1,489 t)
- Length
- 76.5 m (251 ft)
- Beam
- 6.81 m (22.3 ft)
- Draught
- 4.72 m (15.5 ft)
- Speed
- 17.8 knots (33 km/h, 20.5 mph)
- Complement
- 57
- Main gun
- 100 mm (3.9 in)
Michele Bianchi was a Marconi-class submarine of the Regia Marina. She was built by CRDA (Monfalcone, Italy). She was launched on 3 December 1939.
She was one of five ships of her class.
Displacement was 1,175 long tons standard and 1,465 long tons at full load. She measured 76.5 m (251 ft) long with a beam of 6.8 m (22 ft). Her designed speed was 17.8 knots, and she carried a complement of 57.
Her main battery was one 100 mm (3.9 in) guns.
She was in commission for 673 days of the Second World War.
She was sunk on 5 July 1941. The wreck survives.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- Diesel engines, 3600 hp (surfaced)
- Electric motors 1500 hp (submerged)
- 2 shafts
- Armament
- 1 × 100 mm / 47 caliber gun
- 4 × 13.2 mm anti-aircraft guns
- 8 × 21 in torpedo tubes (4 bow, 4 stern)
- 12 torpedoes
Sister ships
Sources
- Facts harvested from Italian submarine Michele Bianchi on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.