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Siluro Lenta Corsa
 A Siluro Lenta Corsa (SLC) or "Maiale", at the Sacrario delle bandiere delle Forze Armate in Rome, Italy.
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Siluro Lenta Corsa |
| Builders | Officina Siluri San Bartolomeo di La Spezia |
| Operators |  Regia Marina |
| Succeeded by | Siluro San Bartolomeo |
| Built | 1935–1943 |
| Completed | around 50 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1.8t |
| Length | 6.77m |
| Beam | 530 mm |
| Installed power | 1 Battery (60 volts 150 ampere) |
| Propulsion | 1.1 hp to 1.6 hp electric Motor |
| Speed | 3 knots (max) 2.3 knots (max range) |
| Range | 15 nautical miles |
| Armament | 260 kg explosive charge |
The Siluro Lenta Corsa ("slow-running torpedo" in Italian), also known by its acronym SLC or as the "maiale" ("pig" in Italian), was a human torpedo used as an underwater assault vehicle by the Italian Regia Marina.[1][2][3] Similar in shape to a torpedo, it was adapted to carry at low speed two operators, equipped with autonomous underwater breathing apparatus and a limpet mine to be applied covertly to the hull of an enemy ship at mooring.
It was used by the Decima Flottiglia MAS during World War II for sabotage actions against enemy ships, often anchored in heavily defended ports, such as during the 1941 Raid on Alexandria.
- ^ "Siluro Lenta Corsa (SLC) - Marina Militare". 2022-08-10. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022.
- ^ Spezzano, Michele. "Le Forze Speciali della Marina militare, i suoi uomini e i suoi mezzi. Breve storia di un glorioso reparto". Difesa.it. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Mezzi Storici: Siluro Lenta Corsa - Marina Militare". 2024-10-03. Archived from the original on 3 October 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
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