Archimede-class submarine

Class overview
Name	Archimede class
Builders	Cantieri navali Tosi di Taranto, Taranto
Operators	Regia Marina; Spanish Navy; Royal Navy;
Built	1930–1934
In service	1933–1958
Completed	4
Lost	1
Retired	3
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	986 t (970 long tons) (surfaced); 1,259 t (1,239 long tons) (submerged);
Length	70.5 m (231 ft 4 in)
Beam	6.87 m (22 ft 6 in)
Draft	4.12 m (13 ft 6 in)
Installed power	3,000 bhp (2,200 kW) (diesels); 1,100 hp (820 kW) (electric motors);
Propulsion	2 shafts; diesel-electric; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) (surfaced); 7.7 knots (14.3 km/h; 8.9 mph) (submerged);
Range	10,300 nmi (19,100 km; 11,900 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (surfaced); 105 nmi (194 km; 121 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) (submerged);
Test depth	90 m (300 ft)
Crew	55
Armament	2 × single 100 mm (3.9 in) deck guns; 2 × single 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns; 8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 4 stern);

The Archimede class were a group of four submarines built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the early 1930s. The boats fought in the Spanish Civil War (under the Nationalist flag) and in World War II. In Spanish service, two boats were known as the General Mola class; these were taken out of service in 1959.

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