CB-class midget submarine
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The CB class was a group of midget submarines built for the Italian Navy during World War II. However, they were also used by several other navies, seeing action in the Mediterranean and in the Black Sea.
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The former CB-20 in the Technical Museum, Zagreb | |
Class overview | |
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Builders | Caproni |
Operators | |
Preceded by | CA class |
Built | 1941–1943 |
In commission | 1941–1950s |
Planned | 72 |
Completed | 21 |
Preserved | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Midget submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 15.00 m (49 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 3.00 m (9 ft 10 in) |
Draught | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Propulsion | 1 diesel engine, 1 electric motor, 1 shaft |
Speed |
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Complement | 4 |
Armament | 2 x 450 mm torpedoes (could be replaced by 2 mines) |
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