Italian submarine Gondar

Launch of RIN Gondar in Muggiano
History
Kingdom of Italy
NameGondar
NamesakeGondar
BuilderOTO, Muggiano
Laid down15 January 1937
Launched3 October 1937
Commissioned28 February 1938
FateScuttled, 30 September 1940
General characteristics
Class and type600-Serie Adua-class submarine
Displacement
  • 680 long tons (691 t) surfaced
  • 844 long tons (858 t) submerged
Length60.28 m (197 ft 9 in)
Beam6.45 m (21 ft 2 in)
Draught4.64 m (15 ft 3 in)
Installed power
  • 1,400 hp (1,000 kW) (diesels)
  • 800 hp (600 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
  • 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged
Range
  • 3,180 nmi (5,890 km; 3,660 mi) at 10.5 kn (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) surfaced
  • 74 nmi (137 km; 85 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth80 m (260 ft)
Complement44 (4 officers + 40 non-officers and sailors)
Armament

Italian submarine Gondar was an Adua-class submarine built for the Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) during the 1930s. It was named after a city of Gondar in northern Ethiopia.