Italian submarine Salpa (1932)

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Salpa was an Italian Argonauta-class submarine of the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy). Built at Cantieri Navali Tosi di Taranto, Taranto, she was laid down in 1930, launched on 8 May 1932, and completed in 1933. Salpa was sunk on 27 June 1941 after being torpedoed by HMS Triumph in the Mediterranean Sea off Mersa Matruh, Egypt.

Key facts
- Class: Argonauta-class submarine
- Displacement: 660 tons surfaced, 813 tons submerged
- Length x beam x draft: 61.5 m x 5.7 m x 4.7 m
- Test depth: 80 m
- Crew: about 44
- Propulsion: 2 diesel engines (surfaced), 2 electric motors (submerged)
- Speed: 14 knots surfaced, 8 knots submerged
- Range: 5,000 nautical miles at 8 knots (surfaced); 110 nautical miles at 3 knots (submerged)
- Armament: 1 × 102 mm deck gun, 2 × 13.2 mm AA machine guns, 6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern) with 12 torpedoes