Italian submarine F2

History
Italy
Name	F2
Builder	FIAT-San Giorgio, La Spezia, Italy
Laid down	27 May 1915
Launched	4 June 1916
Commissioned	8 September 1916
Decommissioned	1 February 1929
Identification	Pennant number F2
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class & type	F-class submarine
Displacement	262 long tons (266 t) (surfaced) 319 long tons (324 t) (submerged)
Length	45.6 m (149 ft 7 in) (overall) 45.1 m (148 ft 0 in) (between perpendiculars)
Beam	4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)
Draught	3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 × 670 bhp (500 kW) Fiat diesel engines 2 × 500 hp (373 kW) Savigliano electric motors 2 x shafts 15 tons diesel fuel
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) (surfaced) 8.2 knots (15.2 km/h; 9.4 mph) (submerged)
Range	1,600 nmi (3,000 km; 1,800 mi) at 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) (surfaced) 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) (submerged)
Test depth	45 metres (148 feet)
Complement	26 (2 officers, 24 men)
Armament	2 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 bow) 4 x torpedoes 1 × 76 mm (3 in) deck gun
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F2 was an F-class submarine in commission in the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) from 1916 to 1929. She took part in World War I, seeing service in the Adriatic Campaign.

Design

Main article: Italian F-class submarine

Construction and commissioning

F2 was laid down by FIAT-San Giorgio at La Spezia, Italy, on 27 May 1915. She was launched on 4 June 1916 and was ready for sea trials on 17 June. She was commissioned on 8 September 1916.

Service history

F2 underway at low speed in the Gulf of La Spezia.

F2 was assigned to the Ancona Submarine Flotilla, and was based at Venice and Porto Corsini for operations in the Adriatic Sea during the Adriatic Campaign of World War I. She conducted 35 war patrols along Austria-Hungary′s maritime trade routes and in the Fasana Channel, but with no significant results.

World War I ended in November 1918, and after the war F2 took part in naval maneuvers and torpedo firing drills. She was decommissioned on 1 February 1929 and subsequently was scrapped.

References

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