Italian submarine Leonardo da Vinci (1939)

Leonardo da Vinci was a Marconi-class submarine of the Italian navy during World War II. It operated in the Atlantic from September 1940 until its loss in May 1943, and became the top scoring non-German submarine of the entire war.

For other ships with the same name, see Italian submarine Leonardo da Vinci.
Leonardo da Vinci in 1940
History
Italy
NameLeonardo da Vinci
BuilderCRDA (Monfalcone, Italy)
Launched16 September 1939
HomeportBETASOM, Bordeaux
FateSunk 24 May 1943
General characteristics
Class and typeMarconi-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,175 long tons (1,194 t) standard
  • 1,465 long tons (1,489 t) full load
Length76.5 m (251 ft)
Beam6.81 m (22.3 ft)
Draught4.72 m (15.5 ft)
Propulsion
  • Diesel engines, 3,600 hp (2,685 kW) (surfaced)
  • Electric motors 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) (submerged)
  • 2 shafts
Speed
  • 17.8 knots (33.0 km/h; 20.5 mph) surfaced
  • 8.2 kn (15.2 km/h; 9.4 mph) submerged
Complement57
Armament
  • 1 × 100 mm (4 in) / 47 caliber gun
  • 4 × 13.2 mm anti-aircraft guns
  • 8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 4 stern)
  • 12 torpedoes
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