Italian submarine Uarsciek

RIN Uarsciek
History
Kingdom of Italy
NameUarsciek
NamesakeUarsciek
BuilderTosi, Taranto
Laid down2 December 1936
Launched19 November 1937
Commissioned4 December 1937
FateSunk, 15 December 1942
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 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged.
Test depth80 m (260 ft)
Complement44 (4 officers + 40 non-officers and sailors)
Armament

Italian submarine Uarsciek was an Adua-class submarine built for the Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) during the 1930s. It was named after a village in Somalia which housed a coast guard station during the period of Italian colonial control.