Cortellazzo 1918
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Marco Polo, 4/1918- Cortellazzo, 10/1920- Europa, 1/1921- Volta | Arsenale di Castellamare di Stabia | 7/1/1890 | 27/10/1892 | 21/7/1894 | troop transport 4/1918, discarded 1/1922 |
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Displacement normal, t |
4511 |
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Displacement full, t |
4820 |
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Length, m |
99.7 pp 106.1 oa |
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Breadth, m |
14.7 |
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Draught, m |
5.88 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 4 cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
10663 |
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Max speed, kts |
17.8 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 600 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4700(10) |
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Armour, mm |
belt: 100, gunshields: 50, CT: 50, deck: 25 |
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Armament |
6 x 1 - 152/40 Armstrong 1889, 10 x 1 - 120/40 Armstrong 1889, 2 x 1 - 75/21 Krupp, 9 x 1 - 57/40 Hotchkiss, 2 x 1 - 37/20 Hotchkiss, 2 x 1 - 11.4/80, 5 - 450 TT (1 bow, 4 beam) |
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Complement |
402 |
Ship project history: First armoured cruiser of Italian Navy, to the beginning of WWI she was hopelessly obsolete. She was laid down as improved Etna class, but improved during building.
Ship protection: Main 100mm belt protected most part of the length, its lower edge connected with deck slopes.
Modernizations: 1911: - 6 x 1 - 120/40, 3 x 1 - 57/40, 1 x 1 - 11.4/80, 1 - 450 TT (bow)
(1917 - 1918, Arsenale di Venezia): ship was converted to troop transport, new armament consisted of light guns only.
Naval service: In 1917-1918 Marco Polo was converted to landing personnel transport Cortelazzo. After war she served hardly more than 3 years, but for this time she was twice renamed. She was and discarded 1/1921 but immediately reinstated in the ship list. She was stricken again 5/1/1922 and sold for BU.
Marco Polo 1898
Cortellazzo 1918
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