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Regina Elena 1907  

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Regina Elena			R. Arsenale di La Spezia	27.3.1901	19.6.1904	11.9.1907	stricken 2.1923
Vittorio Emanuele			R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia	18.9.1901	12.10.1904	1.8.1908	stricken 4.1923
Roma			R. Arsenale di La Spezia	20.9.1903	21.4.1907	17.12.1908	hulk 9.1927
Napoli			R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia	21.10.1903	10.9.1905	1.9.1908	stricken 9.1926

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	Regina Elena: 12691 Vittorio Emanuele: 13035 Roma: 12791 Napoli: 12833
Displacement full, t	Regina Elena: 13864 Vittorio Emanuele: 14192 Roma: 13950 Napoli: 14112
Length, m	132.6 pp 144.6 oa
Breadth, m	22.4
Draught, m	Regina Elena, Roma: 7.91 normal load 8.40 max Vittorio Emanuele, Napoli: 8.00 normal load 8.58 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	Regina Elena, Vittorio Emanuele: 2 VTE, 28 Belleville boilers Roma: 2 VTE, 18 Babcock & Wilcox boilers Napoli: 2 VTE, 22 Babcock & Wilcox boilers
Power, h. p.	Regina Elena: 19299 Vittorio Emanuele: 19424 Roma: 21968 Napoli: 19618
Max speed, kts	Regina Elena: 20.8 Vittorio Emanuele, Roma: 21.4 Napoli: 22.2
Fuel, t	Regina Elena, Vittorio Emanuele: coal 2276 Roma, Napoli: coal 2162
Endurance, nm(kts)	Regina Elena, Vittorio Emanuele: 10000(10) Roma, Napoli: 9000(10)
Armour, mm	Regina Elena, Vittorio Emanuele: Harvey Nickel steel; belt: 250 - 100, main turrets: 250, barbettes: 80, secondary turrets: 150, battery: 80, CT: 250, deck: 38 with 50mm slopes Roma, Napoli: belt: 250 - 100, main turrets: 250, barbettes: 80, secondary turrets: 150, battery: 80, CT: 250, deck: 38 with 50mm slopes
Armament	Regina Elena, Vittorio Emanuele: 2 x 1 - 305/40 E, 6 x 2 - 203/45, 16 x 1 - 76/40 A, 2 - 450 TT sub (beam) Roma, Napoli: 2 x 1 - 305/40 E, 6 x 2 - 203/45, 24 x 1 - 76/40 A, 2 x 1 - 47/40 H, 2 - 450 TT sub (beam)
Complement	742 - 764

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Project history

Project history: Original ships which were falling out of a number of pre-dreadnoughts of other countries. They had high speed, weak main guns at very strong medium guns and in this connection they were more armoured cruisers, rather than battleships. At moment of laying Italians called these ships as the strongest in the world, however because of occurrence of dreadnoughts they have become outdated even faster, than their contemporaries in other navies.

Ship protection

Main belt had 250mm thickness between barbettes and 100mm at ship ends, it was 2.8m high and was closed by 50mm bulkheads. Upper belt had 200mm thickness between secondary turrets, decreasing to 80mm nearer to main turrets. 38mm main deck was connected with lower edge of main belt by 38mm slopes, its thickness rose to 50mm under battery. Battery had 50mm roof.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

In 20th they all were stricken, only Roma served till 1932 as training hulk.