Italian submarine Tricheco (1930)

Tricheco before her christening ceremony
History
Italy
NameTricheco
NamesakeWalrus
BuilderCRDA
Laid down10 November 1928
Launched11 September 1930
Commissioned25 June 1931
FateSunk by HMS Upholder, 18 March 1942
General characteristics
Class & typeSqualo-class submarine
Displacement
  • 920 t (905 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 1,125 t (1,107 long tons) (submerged)
Length69.8 m (229 ft)
Beam7.21 m (23 ft 8 in)
Draft5.19 m (17 ft)
Installed power
  • 3,000 bhp (2,200 kW) (diesels)
  • 1,300 bhp (970 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 15.1 knots (28.0 km/h; 17.4 mph) (surfaced)
  • 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 5,650 nmi (10,460 km; 6,500 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (surfaced)
  • 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) (submerged)
Test depth90 m (300 ft)
Complement53
Armament

Tricheco was one of four Squalo-class submarines built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the late 1920s. The boat served in World War II and was sunk in 1942 by the British submarine HMS Upholder.