Italian submarine Uarsciek

RIN Uarsciek
History
Kingdom of Italy
NameUarsciek
NamesakeUarsciek
BuilderTosi, Taranto
Laid down2 December 1936
Launched19 November 1937
Commissioned4 December 1937
FateSunk, 15 December 1942
General characteristics
Class & type600-Serie Adua-class submarine
Displacement
  • 680 long tons (691 t) surfaced
  • 844 long tons (858 t) submerged
Length60.28 m (197 ft 9 in)
Beam6.45 m (21 ft 2 in)
Draught4.64 m (15 ft 3 in)
Installed power
  • 1,400 hp (1,000 kW) (diesels)
  • 800 hp (600 kW) (electric motors)
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 (4 officers + 40 non-officers and sailors)
Armament

Italian submarine Uarsciek was an Adua-class submarine built for the Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) during the 1930s. It was named after a village in Somalia which housed a coast guard station during the period of Italian colonial control.