SM U-42

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-42.
History
German Empire
Name: U 42
Builder: Società Fiat-San Giorgio, Muggiano, La Spezia
Laid down: 18 August 1913
Fate: Confiscated by Italian government 8 August 1915
Kingdom of Italy
Name: Balilla
Acquired: 8 August 1915
Fate: Sunk by Austrian-Hungarian torpedo boats 65 T and 66 T off Lissa 14 July 1916
General characteristics
Class and type: Pacinotti type submarine
Displacement:
  • 728 metric tons (717 long tons) surfaced
  • 875 metric tons (861 long tons) submerged
Length: 65 m (213 ft 3 in)
Beam: 6.05 m (19 ft 10 in)
Draught: 4.17 m (13 ft 8 in)
Propulsion:
  • 2 shafts
  • 2 × FIAT 10-cylinder four stroke diesel motors with 2,600 PS (2,600 hp)
  • 2 × Savigliano motordynamos with 900 PS (890 hp)
Speed:
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
  • 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Range:
  • 3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 10 kn surfaced
  • 85 nautical miles (157 km; 98 mi) at 13 kn submerged
Test depth: 50 m (160 ft)
Complement: 4 officers, 34 men
Armament:
  • 4 × 45 cm (18 in) torpedo tubes
  • 2 × 7.6 cm (3.0 in) deck guns
Service record
Part of: Imperial German Navy
Operations: 0 patrols
Victories: No ships sunk or damaged

SM U-42 was a Pacinotti type submarine laid down on 18 August 1913 in Italy at Società Fiat-San Giorgio, Muggiano, La Spezia. Ordered by the Imperial German Navy the submarine was confiscated by the Italian government on 8 August 1915 after entering war with the Austria-Hungary. Commissioned as Balilla into the Regia Marina the submarine was sunk off Lissa by Austro-Hungarian torpedo boats 65 T and 66 T.

See also

Balilla class submarine

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