Brazilian submarine Humaytá

For other ships with the same name, see Brazilian submarine Humaitá.

Humaytá was a modified Balilla-class submarine built in Italy for the Brazilian Navy. The submarine was laid down by Odero-Terni-Orlando at La Spezia on 19 November 1925, launched on 11 June 1927, and handed over to the Brazilian Navy on 11 June 1929. Proceeds from the sale of the Marshal Deodoro to the Mexican Navy provided funds for Humaytá's purchase. Humaytá was commissioned into the Brazilian Navy on 20 July 1929. She remained in Brazilian service through World War II and was decommissioned on 25 November 1950.

History
Brazil
Name	Humaytá
Namesake	Passage of Humaitá
Laid down	19 November 1925
Launched	11 June 1927
Commissioned	20 July 1929
Decommissioned	25 November 1950
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Modified Balilla-class submarine
Displacement	1,450 long tons (1,473 t) surfaced 1,884 long tons (1,914 t) submerged
Length	86.7 m (284 ft)
Beam	7.77 m (25.5 ft)
Draught	4.26 m (14.0 ft)
Propulsion	2 × Ansaldo diesel engines, 4,000 shp (2,983 kW) surfaced Electric motors, 1,000 shp (746 kW) submerged 2 shafts
Speed	18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph) surfaced 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged
Range	12,840 nautical miles (23,780 km; 14,780 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 120 nmi (220 km; 140 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	100 m (330 ft)
Complement	61
Armament	1 × 120 mm (4.7 in)/41 Ansaldo deck gun 2 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in)/76 machine guns 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern) 12 × torpedoes 16 × mines

See also

• List of submarines of the Second World War