CB-class midget submarine

The former CB-20 in the Technical Museum, Zagreb
Class overview
BuildersCaproni
Operators
Preceded byCA class
Built1941–1943
In commission1941–1950s
Planned72
Completed21
Preserved2
General characteristics
TypeMidget submarine
Displacement
  • 35.4 tons surfaced
  • 44.3 tons submerged
Length15.00 m (49 ft 3 in)
Beam3.00 m (9 ft 10 in)
Draught2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Propulsion1 diesel engine, 1 electric motor, 1 shaft
Speed
  • 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) surfaced
  • 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged
Complement4
Armament2 x 450 mm torpedoes (could be replaced by 2 mines)

The CB class was a group of midget submarines built for the Italian Navy during World War II. However, they were also used by several other navies, seeing action in the Mediterranean and in the Black Sea.