Yugoslav submarine Smeli

Smeli

Smeli's sister submarine Osvetnik underway in 1930
History
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Name	Smeli
Namesake	Daring
Builder	Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Nantes, France
Launched	1 December 1928
In service	1928–41
Out of service	1941
Italy
Name	Antonio Bajamonti
Namesake	Antonio Bajamonti
Acquired	Captured on 17 April 1941
In service	1941–43
Out of service	9 September 1943
Fate	Scuttled by the Italians at La Spezia in Liguria
General characteristics
Class and type	Osvetnik-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement	630 long tons (640 t) (surfaced) 809 long tons (822 t) (submerged)
Length	66.5 m (218 ft 2 in)
Beam	5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)
Draught	3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	2 × shaft MAN diesel engines 1,480 bhp (1,100 kW), 2 × Nancy electric motors 1,000 shp (750 kW)
Speed	14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) (surfaced) 9.2 knots (17.0 km/h; 10.6 mph) (submerged)
Range	3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) (surfaced) 75 nmi (139 km; 86 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged)
Test depth	80 m (260 ft)
Complement	43
Armament	6 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (4 × bow, 2 × stern) 1 × 100 mm (3.9 in) gun 1 × 40 mm (1.6 in) anti-aircraft gun

Smeli (Daring) was the second of the Osvetnik-class diesel-electric submarines built by Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Nantes, France for the navy of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia). She was launched in 1928, and was built to a partial double hull Simonot design similar to the French Circé-class submarines. She was armed with six 550 mm (22-inch) torpedo tubes, one 100 mm (3.9 in) gun, and one 40 mm (1.6 in) anti-aircraft gun, and could dive to 80 metres (260 ft).

Prior to World War II she participated in several cruises to Mediterranean ports. During the German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, she was captured by Italian forces at the Bay of Kotor. Initially designated N2, her armament was changed and her conning tower modified. Due to her age and shallow diving depth, when she was commissioned into the Regia Marina as Antonio Bajamonti; her service was limited to training and experimentation. She was scuttled at La Spezia in Liguria by the Italians in September 1943 the day after the Italian surrender.