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The Boats of the Early
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Crew Quarters |
| On the early Bernardis the officer's area was
arranged with four bunks, which would turn into two sofas, much like on
Italian train cars, and a private cabin for the captain. The crew was
divided between the two torpedo rooms, N.O.C. aft and sailors forward.
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Galley |
| There were two galleys, one powered by
electricity and located in the forward torpedo room, and one burning diesel
oil and located within the cunning tower. |
Heads |
| There were three heads inside the submarine,
and two inside the cunning tower. Naturally, the galley and latrines inside
the cunning tower could only be used while on the surface. |
Fresh Water |
| The “Pisani” had a total reserve of about 15
m3 (529.7 ft3) of fresh water, later reduced to 11.246 m3 (397.1 ft3) on the
“Bandiera”. From the “Bandiera” on, these boat received an electric
distillatory device type Kirkaldy capable of producing about 600 liters
(21.19 ft3) of distilled water every 24 hours. |
Refrigeration |
| Oddly enough, on the “Pisani” the refrigerator
for the production of ice and the preservation of fresh foodstuff was
located in the aft torpedo room, and was made by Frigidaire. On the
“Bandiera” it was replaced by a new machine produced by Glacia. |
Crew |
| The "Pisani" had a crew of 5 officers and 44
enlisted. The "Bandiera" and the “Squalo” had 5 officers and 47 enlisted. On
later Bernardis, the crew was increased to 57. |
Safety Systems |
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Between the torpedo rooms and the internal
compartments, the engineers had placed two Gerolami-Arata lifts. These
devices consisted of a sealed chamber, which would float to the surface by
buoyancy and could then be retrieved by a tether connected to the bottom of
it and secured to a winch. Each time the chamber was released it could take
one crewmember to the surface without incurring any of the dangers caused by
exposing the human body to the high water pressure of the depths. Due to the
presence of this device, the bulkhead between the torpedo rooms and the
inner compartments was equipped with two hatches. |
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