Italian submarine Archimede (1939)

For other ships with the same name, see Italian submarine Archimede.
History
Kingdom of Italy
NameArchimede
NamesakeArchimedes
BuilderTosi, Taranto
Laid down23 December 1937
Launched5 March 1939
Commissioned18 April 1939
FateSunk by USN PBYs, 15 April 1943
General characteristics
Class and typeBrin-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,110.14 tonnes (1,093 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,402.53 tonnes (1,380 long tons) submerged
Length76.22 m (250 ft 1 in)
Beam6.72 m (22 ft 1 in)
Draft4.30 m (14 ft 1 in)
Installed power
  • 3,400 hp (2,500 kW) (diesels)
  • 1,300 hp (970 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 17.47 knots (32.35 km/h; 20.10 mph) surfaced
  • 8.62 knots (15.96 km/h; 9.92 mph) submerged
Range
  • 11,503 nmi (21,304 km; 13,237 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
  • 120 nmi (220 km; 140 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth100 m (330 ft)
Complement54 (7 officers + 47 non-officers and sailors)
Armament

Archimede was a Brin-class submarine built for the Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) during the 1930s.