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CALABRIA protected cruiser (1897)
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Calabria 1897
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calabria | Arsenale di La Spezia | 2.1892 | 20.9.1894 | 12.7.1897 | discarded 11.1924 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 2453 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2660 |
| Length, m | 76.0 pp 81.0 oa |
| Breadth, m | 12.7 |
| Draught, m | 5.05 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 4 cylindrical boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 4260 |
| Max speed, kts | 16.4 |
| Fuel, t | coal 500 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2500(10) |
| Armour, mm | deck: 50, CT: 50 |
| Armament | 4 x 1 - 152/40 A91, 6 x 1 - 120/40 A91, 8 x 1 - 57/40 H, 8 x 1 - 37/25 H lungo, 2 - 450 TT (beam) |
| Complement | 254 |
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Calabria 1897
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Calabria 1897
Project history
Designed by Chief Eng Edoardo Masdea specially for colonial service and long campaigns. Timber-hulled, zinc-sheathed.
Ship protection
50mm sloped main deck.
Modernizations
1914: - 4 x 1 - 152/40, 2 x 1 - 57/40, 6 x 1 - 37/25
1921: - 2 - 450 TT; + 1 x 1 - 152/40 A1891, 2 x 1 - 57/40 H1886, 1 x 1 - 40/39 V,T1917
Naval service
In 1921 Calabria was re-rated as gunboat.
