| Foca-class submarine | |
|---|---|
 Foca in 1937 | |
| Class overview | |
| Name: | Foca |
| Operators: |
 Regia Marina |
| Built: | 1936-1938 |
| In service: | 1936-1947 |
| Planned: | 3 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Lost: | 1 |
| Retired: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Submarine |
| Displacement: |
1354 tons (surface) 1685 tons (submerged) |
| Length: | 82.8 m |
| Beam: | 7.2 m |
| Draught: | 5.3 m |
| Propulsion: | Twin screw diesel / electric motors |
| Speed: | 15.2 / 7.4 knots (surfaced/submerged) |
| Range: | 11,118 km (6,000 nm) at 10 knots |
| Armament: |
1 x 100mm guns 6 x 21" torpedo tubes |
The Foca-class were a group of three submarines[1] built for the Italian Navy between 1936 and 1938, intended primarily for mine-laying operations.[2][3] The lead ship Foca was lost on October 1940 while laying mines in the Haifa harbor. Atropo and Zoea, the second and third ships of the class, were used after Italy's 1943 surrender by the Allies for supply runs to British garrisons in Samos and Leros in the Aegean. Both were scrapped in 1947[4][5]
Ships[]
| Ship | Namesake | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foca | (unknown) | 26 June 1937 | Lost in 1940 off Haifa, Palestine.[6] |
| Atropo | (unknown) | 20 November 1938 | Used to supply British forces in the Dodecanese after the 1943 armistice, survived the war and was scrapped in 1947. |
| Zoea | (unknown) | 3 February 1936 | Used to supply British forces in the Dodecanese after the 1943 armistice, survived the war and was scrapped in 1947. |
See also[]
Sources[]
- Submarines of the World by Jackson, Robert (2000) ISBN 0-7607-1992-6
References[]
- ↑ "Foca class entry at Trento in Cina database". http://www.trentoincina.it/dbsomm.php?unit=Foca. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ↑ Jackson, p.98
- ↑ "Italian Submarines". http://www.regiamarina.net/subs/info/subs_us.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-08. [dead link]
- ↑ Jackson, p.25
- ↑ Jackson, p. 288
- ↑ Prior to 1947, Haifa was still part of the Palestine state
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