Italian submarine Alagi
| Career | Flag of Italy (1861-1946) |
|---|---|
| Name: | Alagi |
| Namesake: | Amba Alagi |
| Builder: | CRDA, Monfalcone |
| Laid down: | 19 March 1936 |
| Launched: | 15 November 1936 |
| Commissioned: | 6 March 1937 |
| Struck: | 1947 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 1 February 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 600-Serie Adua-class submarine |
| Displacement: |
698 long tons (709 t) surfaced 866 long tons (880 t) submerged |
| Length: | 60.18 m (197 ft 5 in) |
| Beam: | 6.45 m (21 ft 2 in) |
| Draught: | 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 diesel engines, 2 electric engines |
| Speed: |
14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged |
| Range: | 3,180 nmi (5,890 km) at 10.5 kn (19.4 km/h) surfaced |
| Test depth: | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Complement: | 46 |
| Armament: |
• 1 × 100 mm (4 in)/47 calibre deck gun • 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 forward, 2 aft) • 12 × torpedoes |
Italian submarine Alagi was an Italian Adua-class submarine serving in the Regia Marina during World War II. It was named after the Amba Alagi mountain in Ethiopia.
It was built in the CRDA shipyard, in Monfalcone. It was laid down on 19 March 1936, launched 15 November of the same year, and commissioned on 6 March 1937.
On 8 June 1942, Alagi torpedoed and sank the Italian destroyer Antoniotto Usodimare in a friendly fire incident.[1]
In August 1942 Alagi operated to intercept and block an Allied convoy to Malta (Operation Pedestal). It succeeded in damaging the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Kenya, and sinking the M/V Clan Ferguson merchant ship on 12 August.
Alagi, a member of the 7th Group - 71st Squadron of the submarine fleet, was still operating on 8 September 1943, when the Allies and Italy signed the armistice. Alagi arrived in Malta with the Regia Marina fleet. It was sold for scrap on 1 February 1948.
References
- ↑ Whitley, M J (2000). Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. London: Arms and Armour Press. pp. 164. ISBN 1-85409-521-8.
- Trento in Cina (Italian)
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