Italian submarine Delfino (1890)

Delfino cruising on the surface after her 1904 reconstruction
History
Italy
NameDelfino
NamesakeDolphin
BuilderArsenale di La Spezia
Laid down1889
Launched1890
Commissioned1 April 1895
Fate
  • In reserve, September 1918,
  • Stricken January 1919
General characteristics (as built)
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
  • 95 long tons (97 t) surfaced
  • 107 long tons (109 t) submerged
Length24 m (78 ft 9 in)
Beam2.89 m (9 ft 6 in)
Draught2.56 m (8 ft 5 in)
Propulsion
  • 1 × electric motor, 65 HP
  • 1 shafts
Speed
  • 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced
  • 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Range24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi) at 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph)
Test depth30 m (98 ft)
Complement8
Armament1 × 350 mm (14 in) torpedo tube

The Italian submarine Delfino (“Dolphin”) was built at the end of the 19th century and was the first submarine of the Regia Marina. She remained in service until the end of the First World War.