History
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Luciano Manara
Builder	Cantiere Navale Triestino, Trieste
Laid down	1928
Launched	5 October 1929
Completed	1929
Fate	Discarded, 1 February 1948
General characteristics
Class and type	Bandiera-class submarine
Displacement	940 t (925 long tons) (surfaced) 1,097 t (1,080 long tons) (submerged)
Length	69.8 m (229 ft 0 in)
Beam	7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Draft	5.26 m (17 ft 3 in)
Installed power	3,000 bhp (2,200 kW) (diesels) 1,300 hp (970 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion	2 shafts; diesel-electric 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) (surfaced) 8.2 knots (15.2 km/h; 9.4 mph) (submerged)
Range	4,750 nmi (8,800 km; 5,470 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (surfaced) 60 nmi (110 km; 69 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) (submerged)
Test depth	90 m (300 ft)
Armament	1 × single 102 mm (4 in) deck gun 2 × single 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns 8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 4 stern)

Luciano Manara was one of four Bandiera-class submarines built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the late 1920s. Completed in 1929,

The Bandiera class was an improved and enlarged version of the preceding Pisani-class submarines. They displaced 940 metric tons (925 long tons) surfaced and 1,097 metric tons (1,080 long tons) submerged. The submarines were 69.8 meters (229 ft 0 in) long, had a beam of 7.3 meters (23 ft 11 in) and a draft of 5.26 meters (17 ft 3 in).^[1] They had an operational diving depth of 90 meters (300 ft).^[2] Their crew numbered 53 officers and enlisted men.^[1]

For surface running, the boats were powered by two 1,500-brake-horsepower (1,119 kW) diesel engines, each driving one propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a 650-horsepower (485 kW) electric motor. They could reach 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) on the surface and 8.2 knots (15.2 km/h; 9.4 mph) underwater.^[2] On the surface, the Bandiera class had a range of 4,750 nautical miles (8,800 km; 5,470 mi) at 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph); submerged, they had a range of 60 nmi (110 km; 69 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph).^[2]

The boats were armed with eight 53.3-centimeter (21 in) torpedo tubes, four each in the bow and stern for which they carried a total of 12 torpedoes. They were also armed with a single 102-millimeter (4 in) deck gun forward of the conning tower for combat on the surface. Their anti-aircraft armament consisted of two 13.2-millimeter (0.52 in) machine guns.^[1][2]

Luciano Manara was laid down by Cantiere Navale Triestino at their Trieste shipyard in 1928, launched on 5 October 1929 and completed later that year.^[3]

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