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Wednesday, 24 September 2025

Spain testing experimental pocket submarine according to the Australia Station Intelligence Summary dated 1 February 1955

An item referred to very recently published news by the Spanish press reporting that trials were executed at Bilbao, Spain with a Spanish built pocket submarine. The boat was abel to maintain a given depth with her engine off. Tonnage 3,5 metric tons and as dimensions 6,55 x 1,59 metres. Armed with 2 torpedo tubes, machine guns and magnetic mines.(1)

Note

1. Spain built in the 1950s midget submarines of the Foca-class nearly twice the length mentioned in 1955 and wich were based on the German Seehund type. 

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