Rosolino Pilo 1916
Rosolino Pilo 1940
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Rosolino Pilo | PL | Odero, Sestri Ponente | 8/1913 | 24/3/1915 | 5/1915 | stricken 10/1954 |
| Giuseppe Cesare Abba | AB | Odero, Sestri Ponente | 8/1913 | 25/5/1915 | 7/1915 | minesweeper 1953, stricken 9/1958 |
| Pilade Bronzetti, 1/1921- Giuseppe Dezza | BR, 1921- DZ | Odero, Sestri Ponente | 9/1913 | 26/10/1915 | 1/1916 | captured by Germany 16/9/1943 (TA35) |
| Giuseppe Missori | MS | Odero, Sestri Ponente | 1/1914 | 20/12/1915 | 3/1916 | captured by Germany 10/9/1943 (TA22) |
| Antonio Mosto | MO, MT | Pattison, Napoli | 10/1913 | 20/5/1915 | 7/1915 | minesweeper 1953, stricken 12/1958 |
| Ippolito Nievo | NV | Odero, Sestri Ponente | 8/1913 | 24/7/1915 | 10/1915 | stricken 4/1938 |
| Francesco Nullo, 1/1921- Fratelli Cairoli | CL | Pattison, Napoli | 9/1913 | 12/11/1914 | 5/1915 | sunk 23/12/1940 |
| Simone Schiaffino | SF, SH | Odero, Sestri Ponente | 9/1913 | 11/9/1915 | 11/1915 | sunk 24/4/1941 |
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Displacement normal, t |
770 |
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Displacement full, t |
912 |
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Length, m |
72.5 wl 73.0 oa |
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Breadth, m |
7.30 |
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Draught, m |
2.33 normal 2.72 max |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
Tosi steam turbines, 4 Thornycroft boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
16000 Antonio Mosto, Francesco Nullo: 14800 |
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Max speed, kts |
30 Antonio Mosto, Francesco Nullo: 29 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 150 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1200(14) |
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Armament |
4 x 1 - 76/40 Armstrong 1916?, 2 x 1 - 76/40 Ansaldo 1916?, 4 x 1 - 450 TT, 10 mines |
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Complement |
69 - 79 |
Ship project history: Development of Indomito class with artillery of uniform calibre, increased capacity of oil fuel tanks and cruising turbines.
In 1929 they were re-rated as torpedo boats. By 1940 their speed did not exceed 25kts.
Modernizations: 1919 - 1921, all: - 6 x 1 - 76/40; + 5 x 1 - 102/35 Schneider-Armstrong 1914-15, 2 x 1 - 40/39 Vickers-Terni 1917, 2 x 1 - 6.5/80
1941 - 1942, all survived: - 3 x 1 - 102/35, 2 x 1 - 40/39, 2 x 1 - 450 TT; + 6 x 1 - 20/65 Breda 1940, 2 DCT
1953 - 1954, Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Antonio Mosto: were converted to fast minesweepers; - 1 x 1 - 102/35, (2 - 4) x 1 - 20/65, 2 x 1 - 450 TT; + radar, sweeps
Naval service: Fratelli Cairoli 23/12/1940 was lost on a mine laid by British submarine Porpoise off Tripoli. Simone Schiaffino 24/4/1941 was lost on Italian mines at coast of Tunisia. Giuseppe Dezza 16/9/1943 was captured by German troops at Fiume, renamed TA35 and 17/8/1944 was lost on a mine off Pola. Giuseppe Missori 10/9/1943 was captured by German troops at Durazzo, renamed TA22, 25/6/1944 hard damaged by British aircraft SE off Trieste and scuttled at Trieste 2/5/1945.
Pilade Bronzetti
Rosolino Pilo in WWII
Giuseppe Cesare Abba 1951
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