UIT1
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| UIT1 (ex-R10) | OTO, Muggiano, Italy | 2/1943 | 13/7/1943 | --- | scuttled incomplete 24/4/1945 | |
| UIT2 (ex-R11) | OTO, Muggiano, Italy | 3/1943 | 6/8/1943 | --- | scuttled incomplete 24/4/1945 | |
| UIT3 (ex-R12) | OTO, Muggiano, Italy | 5/1943 | 29/9/1943 | --- | scuttled incomplete 24/4/1945 | |
| UIT4 (ex-R7) | CRDA, Monfalcone, Italy | 3/1943 | 31/10/1943 | --- | sunk incomplete 25/5/1944 | |
| UIT5 (ex-R8) | CRDA, Monfalcone, Italy | 3/1943 | 28/12/1943 | --- | sunk incomplete 20/4/1944 | |
| UIT6 (ex-R9) | CRDA, Monfalcone, Italy | 3/1943 | 27/2/1944 | --- | sunk incomplete 16/3/1945 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement normal, t |
2155 / 2560 |
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Length, m |
86.5 |
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Breadth, m |
7.86 |
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Draught, m |
5.34 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Tosi diesels / 2 Marelli electric motors |
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Power, h. p. |
2600 / 900 |
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Max speed, kts |
14 / 6.5 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 200 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 12000(9) / 90(4) |
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Armament |
3 x 1 - 20/65 M1940 |
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Military load |
600 t of cargo |
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Complement |
63 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 100 |
Ship project history: Ex-Italian transport submarines of Romolo class, captured in outfitting bassins (UIT1, 2) or on the stocks (UIT3 - 6) by German troops 8/9/1943, building of all six submarines was suspended from 13/9/1944. UIT1 was scuttled 9/9/1943 by Italians but salvaged by Germans, building was continued at Genoa but 4/10/1944 submarine was sunk by British bombers. Incomplete UIT2 was bombed by Allied aircraft 24/4/1945 at Genoa. Incomplete UIT3 was bombed by Allied aircraft 24/4/1945 at La Spezia. British bombers sunk incomplete UIT4 at Monfalcone 25/5/1944, UIT5 20/4/1944 and UIT6 16/3/1945 respectively.
Romolo 1943
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