GENERAL MOLA
Submarine sold by Mussolini to Franco during the Spanish Civil War. In this contest she sank 4 ships and damaged another. It is the "Ace of Aces" of the Spanish Armada. In December 1959, while it was being towed to be scrapped, it broke the rope of the tow at the height of Ons, crashing against the coast. There were no deaths. She very scrapped.
Armament: 2 100 mm cannons, 2 13.2 mm anti-aircraft machine guns, 8 torpedo tubes.
This wreck was discovered, after many years disappeared, by a group of people linked to the Ons diving club.
Source: Yago Abilleira Crespo
LOCATION
Autonomous Community: Galicia
Provincia: Pontevedra
Localidad: Bueu (A Freitosa, Isla de Ons, Ría de Pontevedra)
REQUEST DETAILS
Apelativo: Archimede, submarino
Año del hundimiento: 1959
Causas: Rotura del cabo de remolque
Año de construcción: 1933
Lugar: Tarento (Italia)
Eslora: 70
Manga: 7
Profundidad máxima: 8
Profundidad media: 7
Profundidad mínima: 2