Adua class submarine

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Adua

Class overview
Builders: Odero Terni Orlando (OTO), uggiano !antieri "iuniti dell# $driatico (!"%$), onfalcone Tosi, Taranto "egia Perla class arina

Operators: &receded 'y:

(ucceeded Acciaio class 'y: )n *+,-.*+/0 commissi on: !omplete *d: 1ost: *2

General characteristics
Type: (u'marine

%isplacem 2+0 long tons (-3+ t) surfaced ent: 022 long tons (003 t) su'merged 1ength: Beam: %raught: 23450 m (*+- ft + in) 24/6 m (5* ft 5 in) /42/ m (*6 ft , in)

&ropulsio 5 diesel engines, 5 electric motors n: (peed: */ knots (52 km7h8 *2 mph) surfaced -46 knots (*,4+ km7h8 042 mph) su'merged ,,*03 nmi (6,0+3 km) at *346 kn (*+4/ km7h) surfaced 03 m (523 ft)

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Test depth:

!omplem /2 ent: $rmament * 9 *33 mm (/ in)7/- cali're deck : gun 2 9 6,, mm (5* in) torpedo tu'es (/ for:ard, 5 aft) *5 9 torpedoes

The Italian Adua-class submarine :as the fourth su'class of the 233 (eries of coastal su'marines of the "egia arina that served during World War ))4 There :ere *- su'marines in this class, almost all named after places in ;thiopia :hich had 'een an )talian colony since *+,2, 'ut only one, Alagi survived through World War ))4

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sunk on ,3 (eptem'er *+/*, 'y destroyers !"% *,4+4*+,2 < ( Gurkha and < ( Legion, Western Adua $ editerranean sea !"% *64**4*+, sold for scrap on * Fe'ruary *+/0 Alagi $ 2 Arada !"% *04*34*+, sunk on / (eptem'er *+// in =enoa 'y $llied 'om'ers $ 2 m scuttled near $ugusta, (icily on 5, July *+/,, after attack Ascia OTO 64*54*+,of destroyers < ( Laforey and < ( Eclipse nghi !"% scuttled near orea on 50 %ecem'er *+/,, during a 5-4+4*+,2 Axum $ mission for the $llies Beilul OTO 55464*+,0 sunk 'y $llied air attack, ay *+// Dagab 554**4*+, sunk during Operation &edestal 'y the British destroyer Tosi 2 < ( Wolverine ur sunk on 50 >ovem'er *+/5 'y destroyers 554**4*+, Dessi Tosi 2 < ( uiberon and < ( uen!in, near Bona, $lgeria4 scuttled on *0 Octo'er *+/3 east of =i'raltar after attack Durbo OTO 24,4*+,0 'y destroyers < ( "iredrake and < ( Wres!ler scuttled on ,3 (eptem'er *+/3, near $le?andria, after Gonda OTO ,4*34*+,attack 'y destroyers < $( #!uar! and < ( Diamond r sunk on 53 Octo'er *+/3, north of elilla 'y destroyers Lafol OTO *34/4*+,0 < ( Gallan!, < ( $o!spur and < ( Griffin %acall 5+4*34*+, OTO @ 2 & 'eghel OTO -4**4*+,- sunk on *+ January *+/* 'y destroyer < ( Greyhound li #cir OTO 24*4*+,0 sunk on *3 $ugust *+/5 off <aifa 'y < ( (slay sunk on 5 $ugust *+/*, :est of alta, 'y )embi OTO 2454*+,0 < ( $ermione en sunk on */ %ecem'er *+/5, south of alta, 'y *arsci Tosi *+4+4*+,< ( Pe!ard and the =reek destroyer +asilissa ,lga ek *ebi Tosi ,4*34*+,- sunk on 5+ June *+/3 'y < ( Dain!y and < ( (lex #cebeli

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)talian (u'marines !lass A233A