Italian submarine Galileo Ferraris (1934)

History
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Galileo Ferraris
Namesake	Galileo Ferraris
Builder	Cantieri navali Tosi di Taranto, Taranto
Laid down	15 October 1931
Launched	11 August 1934
Commissioned	31 January 1935
Fate	Sunk 25 October 1941
General characteristics
Class & type	Archimede-class submarine
Displacement	986 t (970 long tons) (surfaced); 1,259 t (1,239 long tons) (submerged);
Length	70.5 m (231 ft 4 in)
Beam	6.87 m (22 ft 6 in)
Draft	4.12 m (13 ft 6 in)
Installed power	3,000 bhp (2,200 kW) (diesels); 1,100 hp (820 kW) (electric motors);
Propulsion	2 shafts; Diesel-electric; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) (surfaced); 7.7 knots (14.3 km/h; 8.9 mph) (submerged);
Range	10,300 nmi (19,100 km; 11,900 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (surfaced); 105 nmi (194 km; 121 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) (submerged);
Test depth	90 m (300 ft)
Crew	55
Armament	2 × single 100 mm (3.9 in) deck guns; 2 × single 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns; 8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 4 stern);

Galileo Ferraris was one of four Archimede-class submarines built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the early 1930s. She played a minor role in the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 supporting the Spanish Nationalists.

History

Kingdom of Italy
Name	Galileo Ferraris
Namesake	Galileo Ferraris
Builder	Cantieri navali Tosi di Taranto, Taranto
Laid down	15 October 1931
Launched	11 August 1934
Commissioned	31 January 1935
Fate	Sunk 25 October 1941
General characteristics
Class & type	Archimede-class submarine
Displacement	986 t (970 long tons) (surfaced) 1,259 t (1,239 long tons) (submerged)
Length	70.5 m (231 ft 4 in)
Beam	6.87 m (22 ft 6 in)
Draft	4.12 m (13 ft 6 in)
Installed power	3,000 bhp (2,200 kW) (diesels) 1,100 hp (820 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion	2 shafts; Diesel-electric 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) (surfaced) 7.7 knots (14.3 km/h; 8.9 mph) (submerged)
Range	10,300 nmi (19,100 km; 11,900 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (surfaced) 105 nmi (194 km; 121 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) (submerged)
Test depth	90 m (300 ft)
Crew	55
Armament	2 × single 100 mm (3.9 in) deck guns 2 × single 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns 8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 4 stern)