The CB class was a group of midget submarines built for the Italian Navy during World War II.
The boats were designed as coast defence units with diesel electric propulsion. There was a mini conning tower to aid navigation. The armament consisted of two torpedoes mounted externally which could be reloaded without removing the craft from the water.
Seventy two boats were ordered from Caproni of Milan, but only 22 were laid down. 12 boats were comp...
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