Part of the Marcello-class submarines, consisting of the Marcello, Dandolo, Veniero, Provana, Mocenigo, Nani, Barbarigo, Emo, Morosini, Comandante Cappellini and Comandante Faa'di Bruno. Reproduced Glauco-class. Speed 17.4 (surfaced)-8 (submerged) knots.Range surfaced 7.700 nautical miles/9.4 knots and submerged 120 nautical miles/3 knots. Dimensions 73.00 x 7.20 x 5.10 metes or 239.6 x 23.7 x 16.9 feet and displacement 1.059 (surfaced)-1.3121.313 (submerged) tons.Crew numbered 57 men including 7 officers. Diving depth 100 metres. Armament consisted of 12-53.3cm/21” torpedo tubes (6 fore and 6 aft), 2x1-10cm4” cal 47 guns, 2x1-13.2mm/0.52” guns. Pennant MS.
Built by CRDA Monfalcone, Italy. Laid down on 2 March 1937, launched on 28 July 1938, commissioned on 9 November 1938, disappeared on the Atlantic Ocean returning from the Caribbean after 8 August 1942 and stricken on 18 October 1946.
Sources
Erminio Bagnasco, Submarines of World War Two, Cassell & Co, London. 1977
Paolo M. Pollina. I Sommergibili Italiani. Ufficio Storico della Marina Militare. Rome, 1963
Several editions of Jane’s Fighting Ships
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