Italian submarine Ettore Fieramosca
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The Ettore Fieramosca was an Italian submarine
which served with the Regia Marina
in World War II
. She was named after Ettore Fieramosca
an Italian condottiero of the 16th Century.
in a waterproof hangar. Several prototype seaplanes were designed but not deployed and the hangar was removed in 1931.
. She suffered a battery explosion late in 1940 and was laid up for the remainder of the war.
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
which served with the Regia Marina
Regia Marina
The Regia Marina dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification...
in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. She was named after Ettore Fieramosca
Ettore Fieramosca
Ettore Fieramosca or Ferramosca was an Italian condottiero and nobleman during the Italian Wars. His father was Rainaldo, baron of Rocca d'Evandro, and it is thought that his mother was a noble woman from the Gaetani family of Aragon.Ettore served as a page to Ferdinand I of Naples and later...
an Italian condottiero of the 16th Century.
Design
This ship was designed by the firm Bernardis and was intended to be a cruiser submarine which carried a seaplaneSeaplane
A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft...
in a waterproof hangar. Several prototype seaplanes were designed but not deployed and the hangar was removed in 1931.
Career
The ship was built by Tosi. She was laid down in 1926, launched on 15 April 1929 and completed in 1930. She was deployed on operational patrols in 1940 but was found too large to be effective in the Mediterranean SeaMediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
. She suffered a battery explosion late in 1940 and was laid up for the remainder of the war.