ITALIAN SUBMARINES IN SOUTH ATLANTIC - ITALIAN SOMMERGIBILI

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Commissioned 16/Sep/1939

Displacement: 1165 tons Standard. 1475 tons Full load.

Speed: 17.8 / 8.2 knots (surfaced/submerged)

Armament: 1 x 100 mm gun.

4 x 13.2 mm anti-aircraft
8 x 21" torpedo tubes (4 bow, 4 stern)
12 torpedoes.

Complement: 57.

Fate: On 23 May 1943, while returning from patrol, Leonardo da Vinci was intercepted by the destroyer HMS Active, 300 miles west of Vigo. Working in concert with the frigate HMS Ness, Active subjected the submarine to an intense depth-charge attack, and Leonardo da Vinci was destroyed. There were no survivors.

During her journey in the south Atlantic DA VINCI sank 11 ships totaling 108,652 DWT

CLAN MACQUARRIE - LULWORTH HILL - CHILE - ANDREAS - REINE MARIE STEWART - EMPIRE ZEAL - EMPRESS OF CANADA - ALIOTH - VEERHAVEN - DORYSSA - MARCUS WHITMANN

 CLAN MACQUARRIE

 LULWORTH HILL

 CHILE

 ANDREAS

 REINE MARIE STEWART 

 EMPIRE ZEAL - SISTER SHIP EMPIRE MIGHT

 EMPRESS OF CANADA

 ALIOTH

 VEERHAVEN

 DORYSSA

 MARCUS WHITMAN