(Scanned from "Submarines of World War Two" by Erminio
Bagnasco)
This design
was based on Germany's U-139 from the First World War. She was employed as a training ship until mid-1942,
then stricken from service. Five additional units were canceled. Not
to be confused with a later, larger boat also called I-52.
electric motors: 2,000 hp
Units 1 (Scrapped 1946)
Ships I-52
(later called I-152)
Year(s) Completed
1925
Displacement 1,500
tons / 2,500 tons
Dimensions 330.75
ft x 25 ft x 16.75 ft
Machinery
2 diesels: 6,800 hp
Speed 22
knots / 10 knots
Range 10,000
nm @ 10 knots
Armament
6x533mm TT fwd + 2x533mm TT aft + 1x12cm/50
cal. + 1x7.6cm/40 cal. (16 Torpedoes)
Max. Depth 60
m (200 feet)
Crew 60
officers and men
