Italian submarine Leonardo da Vinci (1939)

	Leonardo da Vinci in 1940
History
Italy
Name	Leonardo da Vinci
Builder	CRDA (Monfalcone, Italy)
Launched	16 September 1939
Homeport	BETASOM, Bordeaux
Fate	Sunk 24 May 1943
General characteristics
Class & type	Marconi-class submarine
Displacement	1,175 long tons (1,194 t) standard; 1,465 long tons (1,489 t) full load;
Length	76.5 m (251 ft)
Beam	6.81 m (22.3 ft)
Draught	4.72 m (15.5 ft)
Propulsion	Diesel engines, 3,600 hp (2,685 kW) (surfaced); Electric motors 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) (submerged); 2 shafts;
Speed	17.8 knots (33.0 km/h; 20.5 mph) surfaced; 8.2 kn (15.2 km/h; 9.4 mph) submerged;
Complement	57
Armament	1 × 100 mm (4 in) / 47 caliber gun; 4 × 13.2 mm anti-aircraft guns; 8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 4 stern); 12 torpedoes;

Leonardo da Vinci was a Marconi-class submarine of the Italian navy during World War II. It operated in the Atlantic from September 1940 until its loss in May 1943, and became the top scoring non-German submarine of the entire war.

History
Leonardo da Vinci in 1940
Italy
Name	Leonardo da Vinci
Builder	CRDA (Monfalcone, Italy)
Launched	16 September 1939
Homeport	BETASOM, Bordeaux
Fate	Sunk 24 May 1943
General characteristics
Class & type	Marconi-class submarine
Displacement	1,175 long tons (1,194 t) standard 1,465 long tons (1,489 t) full load
Length	76.5 m (251 ft)
Beam	6.81 m (22.3 ft)
Draught	4.72 m (15.5 ft)
Propulsion	Diesel engines, 3,600 hp (2,685 kW) (surfaced) Electric motors 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) (submerged) 2 shafts
Speed	17.8 knots (33.0 km/h; 20.5 mph) surfaced 8.2 kn (15.2 km/h; 9.4 mph) submerged
Complement	57
Armament	1 × 100 mm (4 in) / 47 caliber gun 4 × 13.2 mm anti-aircraft guns 8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 4 stern) 12 torpedoes