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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
OTTOMAN EMPIRE / TURKEY
CRUISERS
DRAMA protected cruiser
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama | Ansaldo, Genoa | 1907 | 11.11.1912 | 25.3.1913 // --- | commissioned by Italy (Libia) |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 3760 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 4466 |
| Length, m | 103.6 wl 111.8 oa |
| Breadth, m | 14.5 |
| Draught, m | 5.51 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 4-cyl VTE, 16 Niclausse boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 11530 |
| Max speed, kts | 22.9 |
| Fuel, t | coal 600 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3150(10) |
| Armour, mm | deck: 100, CT: 100, gunshields: 76 |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 152/50 A1913, 8 x 1 - 120/45 A1913, 8 x 1 - 47/50 V1908, 6 x 1 - 37/25 H1890, 2 - 450 TT aw (beam) |
| Complement | 314 |
Standard scale images
Libia 1914
Project history
Cruiser of the out-of-date British design, built by Turkish order as Drama, but after beginning of Italian-Turkish war of 1911 she was requisitioned, and commissioned as "4th class battleship" Libia. On the elements construction was close to cruisers Hamidiye and Mejidiye.
Ship protection
Main protection consisted of deck with 100mm slopes.
