Yugoslav submarine Smeli

Smeli's sister submarine Osvetnik underway in 1930
History
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Name:	Smeli
Namesake:	Daring
Builder:	Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Nantes, France
Launched:	1 December 1928
In service:	1928–41
Out of service:	1941
Italy
Name:	Antonio Bajamonti
Namesake:	Antonio Bajamonti
Acquired:	Captured on 17 April 1941
In service:	1941–43
Out of service:	9 September 1943
Fate:	Scuttled by the Italians at La Spezia in Liguria
General characteristics
Class and type:	Osvetnik-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement:	630 long tons (640 t) (surfaced) 809 long tons (822 t) (submerged)
Length:	66.5 m (218 ft 2 in)
Beam:	5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)
Draught:	3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion:	2 × shaft MAN diesel engines 1,480 bhp (1,100 kW), 2 × Nancy electric motors 1,000 shp (750 kW)
Speed:	14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) (diesel) 9.2 knots (17.0 km/h; 10.6 mph) (electric)
Range:	3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) (surfaced) 75 nmi (139 km; 86 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged)
Test depth:	80 m (260 ft)
Complement:	43
Armament:	6 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (4 × bow, 2 × stern) 1 × 100 mm (3.9 in) gun 1 × 40 mm (1.6 in) anti-aircraft gun

The Yugoslav submarine Smeli (Daring) was the second of the Osvetnik-class diesel-electric submarines built by Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Nantes, France for the navy of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia). She was launched in 1928, and was built to a partial double hull Simonot design similar to the French Circé class. She was armed with six 550 mm (22-inch) torpedo tubes, one 100 mm (3.9 in) gun, and one 40 mm (1.6 in) anti-aircraft gun, and could dive to 80 metres (260 ft).

Prior to World War II she participated in several cruises to Mediterranean ports. During the German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, she was captured by Italian forces at the Bay of Kotor. Initially designated N2, her armament was changed and her conning tower modified. Due to her age and shallow diving depth, when she was commissioned into the Regia Marina as Antonio Bajamonti her service was limited to training and experimentation. She was scuttled at La Spezia in Liguria by the Italians in September 1943 the day after the Italian surrender.