| Italian submarine Otaria (1908) | |
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| Name: | Otaria |
| Namesake: | Otary |
| Builder: | Regio Arsenale, Venice |
| Laid down: | 10 May 1905 |
| Launched: | 25 March 1908 |
| Completed: | 1 July 1908 |
| Fate: | Stricken 26 September 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Glauco-class submarine |
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| Length: | 36.8 m (121 ft) |
| Beam: | 4.32 m (14 ft 2 in) |
| Draft: | 2.5 m (8 ft) |
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| Test depth: | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Complement: | 15 |
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Otaria was one of five Glauco class submarines built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the early 1900s. The boat served in World War I and ceased service in 1918.
Construction and career[]
Otaria was laid down on 10 May 1905 at the Regio Arsenale at Venice, launched on 25 March 1908 and completed on 1 July 1908.[1] She was employed as a training ship in the Tyrrhenian Sea.[2]
After an intensive training,[2] in August 1914 the submarine was assigned to the 4th submarines squadron based in Venice[3] and put under the command of Lieutenant Emanuele Ponzio.[4] At the start of the First World War for Italy the ship was reassigned to the 1st submarines squadron based in the Adriatic Sea and was employed as a defensive unit in the Gulf of Venice.[2]
In June 1916 Otaria was deployed in Taranto, forming a separate unit combined with the twin submarine Glauco[5] and later in January 1917 he was transferred again in Venice and assigned to the 2nd submarines squadron.[6]
In December of the same year the submarine was transferred in Porto Corsini and later in 1918 disarmed and demolished.[5]
Throughout the war, the Otaria had carried out a total of 46 defensive missions.[2][5]
References[]
- ↑ "Otaria (6103605)". Miramar Ship Index. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz. Retrieved 23 February 2021. (subscription required)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Regio Sommergibile OTARIA" (in IT). http://www.grupsom.com/Sommergibili/Otaria1.html.
- ↑ Favre, pp. 64-98.
- ↑ Favre, pp. 103-164
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Classe Glauco (1903)" (in IT). http://www.betasom.it/forum/index.php?/topic/23306-classe-glauco-1903/.
- ↑ Favre, p. 206.
Bibliography[]
- Favre, Franco (2008) (in IT). La Marina nella Grande Guerra. Le operazioni aeree, navali, subacquee e terrestri in Adriatico. Gaspari Editore. ISBN 978-88-7541-135-0.
External links[]
- Otaria (1908) Marina Militare website
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