Osvetnik class submarine
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The Osvetnik class were a group of submarines built in France for the Yugoslav Royal Navy
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Yugoslav Royal Navy
The Royal Yugoslav Navy was the navy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.This navy existed since the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918, which was changed in 1929 to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia...
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Design
The boats were built in France to a contemporary French design (by Simonot) and used French equipment.Ships
Two boats were built by AC de La Loire, Nantes- Osvetnik
- Launched 14 January 1929.
- Captured by Italy in April 1941, commissioned into the Regia MarinaRegia MarinaThe Regia Marina dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification...
as the Francesco Rismondo. - Following the Italian armistice with the Allies, it was captured by the Germans in September 1943 and scuttled.
- Smeli
- Launched 1 December 1928
- Captured by Italy in April 1941, commissioned into the Regia Marina as the Antonio Biamonti
- Scuttled in September 1943