CA-class submarine

Class overview
BuildersCaproni, Milan
Operators Regia Marina
Succeeded byCB class
Built1938-41
In commission1938–1943
Completed4
General characteristics (series I, as completed in 1938)
Displacement
  • 13.5 tonnes (13.3 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 16.4 tonnes (16.1 long tons) (submerged)
Length10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Beam1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Draught1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 6.25 kn (12 km/h; 7 mph) (surfaced)
  • 5 knots (9 km/h; 6 mph) (submerged)
Complement2
Armament2 × 17.7 in (450 mm) torpedoes

The CA class were a group of midget submarines built for the Italian Navy during World War II.

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