Italian submarine Fratelli Bandiera

History
Kingdom of Italy
NameFratelli Bandiera
BuilderCantiere Navale Triestino, Trieste
Laid down1928
Launched7 August 1929
Completed1929
FateDiscarded, 1 February 1948
General characteristics
Class & typeBandiera-class submarine
Displacement
  • 940 t (925 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 1,097 t (1,080 long tons) (submerged)
Length69.8 m (229 ft 0 in)
Beam7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Draft5.26 m (17 ft 3 in)
Installed power
  • 3,000 bhp (2,200 kW) (diesels)
  • 1,300 hp (970 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) (surfaced)
  • 8.2 knots (15.2 km/h; 9.4 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 4,750 nmi (8,800 km; 5,470 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (surfaced)
  • 60 nmi (110 km; 69 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) (submerged)
Test depth90 m (300 ft)
Crew53
Armament

Fratelli Bandiera was the lead ship of her class of four submarines built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the late 1920s.