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|Length:
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| 60.18 [[metre|m]]
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|Beam:
|Beam:
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| 6.45 m
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|Draft:
|Draft:
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| 4.6 m
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|Speed:
|Speed:
| 14 [[knot (speed)|knot]]s surfaced<br>7.5 submerged
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|Complement:
|Complement:
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| 46
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|Armament:
|Armament:
|4 torpedo tubes forward<br>
|4 torpedo tubes forward<br>
2 torpedo tubes aft<br>
2 torpedo tubes aft<br>
12 533&nbsp;mm torpedoes on board<br>
12 533 mm torpedoes on board<br>
100/47&nbsp;mm deck gun
100 mm/47 cal deck gun
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'''Italian submarine ''Alagi''''' was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[600-Serie Adua class submarine|600-Serie ''Adua'' class]] [[submarine]], serving the [[Regia Marina]] during [[World War II]]. It was named after [[Amba Alagi]] mountain in [[Ethiopia]].
'''Italian submarine ''Alagi''''' was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[600-Serie Adua class submarine|600-Serie ''Adua'' class]] [[submarine]], serving in the [[Regia Marina]] during [[World War II]]. It was named after the [[Amba Alagi]] mountain in [[Ethiopia]].

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It was built in [[Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico|CRDA]] shipyard, in Monfalcone: laid down on [[19 March]] [[1936]], launched [[15 November]] of the same year, commissioned on [[6 March]] [[1937]].


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It was built in [[Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico|CRDA]] shipyard, in [[Monfalcone]]. It was laid down on [[19 March]] [[1936]], launched [[15 November]] of the same year, and commissioned on [[6 March]] [[1937]].
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''Alagi'', member of the 7th Group - 71st Squadron of the submarine fleet, was still operating on [[8 September]] [[1943]], when [[Allies]] and Italy signed the armistice. ''Alagi'' arrived in [[Malta]] with the Regia Marina fleet. It was sold for scrap on [[1 February]] [[1948]].


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''Alagi'' operated to intercept and block an August [[1942]] Allied [[convoy]] to Malta ([[Operation Pedestal]]). It succeeded in damaging the [[Royal Navy]] cruiser [[HMS Kenya (C14)|HMS ''Kenya'']] and sinking a merchant ship, on [[12 August]].
==Major events==


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''Alagi'', a member of the 7th Group - 71st Squadron of the submarine fleet, was still operating on [[8 September]] [[1943]], when the [[Allies]] and Italy signed the armistice. ''Alagi'' arrived in [[Malta]] with the Regia Marina fleet. It was sold for scrap on [[1 February]] [[1948]].
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''Alagi'' operated to intercept and block August [[1942]] Allied [[convoy]] to Malta ([[Operation Pedestal]]). It succeeded in damaging [[Royal Navy]] cruiser [[HMS Kenya (C14)|HMS ''Kenya'']] and sinking a merchant ship, on [[12 August]].


== References ==
== References ==
*[http://www.trentoincina.it/ Trento in Cina]
* [http://www.trentoincina.it/ Trento in Cina]




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Revision as of 20:02, 13 March 2007

Alagi
Career (Italy) Regia Marina Ensign
Commissioned: 6 March 1937
Decommissioned:
Fate:
Stricken: 1947
General Characteristics
Displacement: 698 tons surfaced
866 tons submerged
Length: 60.18 m
Beam: 6.45 m
Draft: 4.6 m
Speed: 14 knots surfaced
7.5 submerged
Complement: 46
Armament: 4 torpedo tubes forward

2 torpedo tubes aft
12 533 mm torpedoes on board
100 mm/47 cal deck gun

Italian submarine Alagi was an Italian 600-Serie Adua class submarine, serving in the Regia Marina during World War II. It was named after the Amba Alagi mountain in Ethiopia.

It was built in CRDA shipyard, in Monfalcone. It was laid down on 19 March 1936, launched 15 November of the same year, and commissioned on 6 March 1937.

Alagi operated to intercept and block an August 1942 Allied convoy to Malta (Operation Pedestal). It succeeded in damaging the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Kenya and sinking a merchant ship, on 12 August.

Alagi, a member of the 7th Group - 71st Squadron of the submarine fleet, was still operating on 8 September 1943, when the Allies and Italy signed the armistice. Alagi arrived in Malta with the Regia Marina fleet. It was sold for scrap on 1 February 1948.

References


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