claim: One of the three co-executive producers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was Jane Espenson.
evidence: The Liuzzi class was a class of four submarines built by Tosi in Taranto for the Royal Italian Navy -LRB- Regia Marina -RRB- .. class. ship class. Taranto. Taranto. Royal Italian Navy. Royal Italian Navy. The submarines were built in 1939 and began their Second World War service in the Mediterranean Sea , where Liuzzi was sunk .. Second World War. Second World War. Mediterranean Sea. Mediterranean Sea. The three surviving boats were transferred to the BETASOM German submarine base at Bordeaux in 1940 .. submarine. submarine. BETASOM. BETASOM. Bordeaux. Bordeaux. After Tarantini was sunk , Bagnolini and Giuliani were selected for conversion to `` transport submarines '' in order to exchange rare or irreplaceable trade goods with Japan .. Japan. Japan. Cargo capacity of 160 tons reduced reserve buoyancy from 20 -- 25 % to 3.5 -- 6 % ; and armament was reduced to defensive machine guns .