Italian submarine Axum

Axum
History
Kingdom of Italy
NameAxum
NamesakeAxum
BuilderCRDA, Monfalcone
Laid down8 February 1936
Launched27 September 1936
Commissioned2 December 1936
FateRan aground and scuttled, 28 December 1943
General characteristics
Class & typeAdua-class submarine
Displacement
  • 680 long tons (690 t) surfaced
  • 844 long tons (858 t) submerged
Length60.18 m (197 ft 5 in)
Beam6.45 m (21 ft 2 in)
Draught4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
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; 3,660 mi) at 10.5 kn (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) surfaced
  • 74 nmi (137 km; 85 mi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth80 m (260 ft)
Complement44
Armament

The Italian submarine Axum was an Adua-class submarine built in the 1930s, serving in the Regia Marina during World War II. She was named after an ancient city of Axum in Ethiopia.