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Argonauta class submarine

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Name
  
Argonauta class

Completed
  
7

Displacement
  
600 tons

Operators
  
Regia Marina

Type
  
Submarine

Builders
  
C.R.D.A. (Cantieri Riuniti dell’Adriatico) shipyard, Monfalcone

The Italian Argonauta-class submarine was a series of 600 ton submarines built for and operated by the Regia Marina. They saw service in World War II. 7 of the class were constructed in total.

The Argonauta was sunk on patrol in the central Mediterranean on 29th of June by British anti-submarine forces. There were no survivors.

References

Argonauta-class submarine Wikipedia