These submarines were designed by the Caproni Company and built in great secrecy. They were originally designed for coast defence but later modified as clandestine attack craft similar to the British X craft.
In 1942, after the United States entered the war, Junio Valerio Borghese, commander of the Decima MAS (the Italian Navy's special operations unit), devised a plan to attack New York Harbor using a CA type midget submarine and commando frogmen. The midget submarine would be transported across the Atlantic by being carried on the deck of a larger submarine. The Italian submarine Leonardo da Vinci was chosen for the task and modified at the Italian base in Bordeaux (BETASOM). CA 2 was transported by rail from Italy and trials, which were conducted near La Pallice, were supervised by Borghese himself during late 1942. Leonardo Da Vinci was sunk in May 1943 before the operation could be carried out. No new boat was available and the Italian Armistice stopped further planning.[1]
class, submarine, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources CA class submarine news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The CA class were a group of midget submarines built for the Italian Navy during World War II Class overviewBuildersCaproni MilanOperators Regia MarinaSucceeded byCB classBuilt1938 41In commission1938 1943Completed4General characteristics series I as completed in 1938 Displacement13 5 tonnes 13 3 long tons surfaced 16 4 tonnes 16 1 long tons submerged Length10 m 32 ft 10 in Beam1 96 m 6 ft 5 in Draught1 6 m 5 ft 3 in PropulsionOne shaft 1 60 hp 45 kW diesel engine 1 25 hp 19 kW electric motorSpeed6 25 kn 12 km h 7 mph surfaced 5 knots 9 km h 6 mph submerged Complement2Armament2 17 7 in 450 mm torpedoes Contents 1 Design 2 Boats 3 Service 4 See also 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksDesign EditThese submarines were designed by the Caproni Company and built in great secrecy They were originally designed for coast defence but later modified as clandestine attack craft similar to the British X craft Boats EditName Series Builder Commissioned FateCA 1 I Caproni Taliedo Kingdom of Italy 15 April 1938 scuttled on 9 September 1943CA 2 late April 1938 scuttled in 1944CA 3 II January 1943 scuttled on 9 September 1943CA 4 January 1943 scuttled on 9 September 1943Service EditIn 1942 after the United States entered the war Junio Valerio Borghese commander of the Decima MAS the Italian Navy s special operations unit devised a plan to attack New York Harbor using a CA type midget submarine and commando frogmen The midget submarine would be transported across the Atlantic by being carried on the deck of a larger submarine The Italian submarine Leonardo da Vinci was chosen for the task and modified at the Italian base in Bordeaux BETASOM CA 2 was transported by rail from Italy and trials which were conducted near La Pallice were supervised by Borghese himself during late 1942 Leonardo Da Vinci was sunk in May 1943 before the operation could be carried out No new boat was available and the Italian Armistice stopped further planning 1 See also EditItalian submarines of World War IIReferences Edit OperationsBibliography EditConway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1922 46 Kemp Paul Underwater Warriors 1996 Arms amp Armour Press External links EditClasse CA Marina Militare websitePortals Italy Engineering World War II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title CA class submarine amp oldid 1140277978, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
