Italian submarine Argo (1936)

History
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Argo
Namesake	Argo
Builder	Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Monfalcone
Launched	27 November 1936
Fate	Scuttled, 11 September 1943, when the Germans captured the Monfalcone shipyard, but then refloated. Finally scuttled by the Germans on 1 May 1945
General characteristics
Class & type	Argo-class submarine
Displacement	793 t (780 long tons) (surfaced); 1,016 t (1,000 long tons) (submerged);
Length	63.15 m (207 ft 2 in)
Beam	6.93 m (22 ft 9 in)
Draft	4.46 m (14 ft 8 in)
Installed power	1,500 bhp (1,100 kW) (diesels); 800 hp (600 kW) (electric motors);
Propulsion	2 shafts; diesel-electric; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) (surfaced); 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (submerged);
Range	10,176 nmi (18,846 km; 11,710 mi) at 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) (surfaced); 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) (submerged);
Test depth	90 m (300 ft)
Crew	58
Armament	1 × single 100 mm (3.9 in) deck gun; 4 × single 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns; 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern);

Argo was the lead ship of her class of two submarines ordered by the Portuguese government, but taken over and completed for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the 1930s.