Italian submarine Archimede (1939)

History
Kingdom of Italy
NameArchimede
NamesakeArchimedes
BuilderTosi, Taranto
Laid down23 December 1937
Launched5 March 1939
Commissioned18 April 1939
FateSunk, 15 April 1943
General characteristics
Class & typeBrin-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,110.14 tonnes (1,093 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,402.53 tonnes (1,380 long tons) submerged
Length76.22 m (250 ft 1 in)
Beam6.72 m (22 ft 1 in)
Draft4.30 m (14 ft 1 in)
Installed power
  • 3,400 hp (2,500 kW) (diesels)
  • 1,300 hp (970 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 17.47 knots (32.35 km/h; 20.10 mph) surfaced
  • 8.62 knots (15.96 km/h; 9.92 mph) submerged
Range
  • 11,503 nmi (21,304 km; 13,237 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
  • 120 nmi (220 km; 140 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth100 m (330 ft)
Complement54 (7 officers + 47 non-officers and sailors)
Armament

Archimede was a Brin-class submarine built for the Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) during the 1930s.