Italian R-class submarine

The R-class or Romolo-class submarine was a group of submarines built for the Royal Italian Navy during World War II. They were designed as blockade running transport submarines for transporting high-value cargo from Europe to Japan and vice versa. Axis-occupied Europe lacked strategic materials such as tungsten, tin and some commodities such as rubber.

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1943  Wikidata
attack submarine, Royal Italian Navy, Kingdom of Italy, 

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1943 Italian R-class submarine

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