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Italy's Taranto class Cruisers
Design
The Taranto was a World War I prize taken from the Germans on July 20, 1920.1,2,3
To prevent the Germans from taking Taranto after the Italian surrender her crew scuttled her.1 She was raised, sunk in a bombing raid, refloated, then sunk for a last time in a bombing raid on September 23, 1944.1,2
Ships
Taranto
- Formerly: Strassburg.1,2,3
- Manufacturer: KMW at Wilhelmshaven1
- 1910, April 19103: Laid down.1,3
- August 24, 1911: Launched.1,2,3
- October 9, 1912, December 19123: Completed.1,3
- 1936 - 1937: Modernization.1 Removed forward funnel and boiler room.1,2
- October 1940: Occupation of Crete.1
- September 9, 1943: Scuttled in La Spezia by crew.1,2
- ? 1943: Refloated.1,2
- October 23, 1943: Sunk in bombing raid.1,2
- ? 1943: Refloated.1,2
- September 23, 1944: Sunk in bombing raid.1,2
Specifications
| Taranto class | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 4453, 4761 |
| Displacement | 3,184 tons1,3 |
| Displacement - Loaded | 5,100 tons1,3, 5,840 tons2 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Length | 455'1,3 138.7 m1 |
| Length - Water Line | 446'1, 446' 2.4"3 136 m1 |
| Length - Between Perpendiculars | 440' 6"3 |
| Beam | 44'3, 44' 3"1 13.5 m1 |
| Draft / Height | 12' 4"3, 15' 4"1 4.7 m1 |
| Draft / Height - Maximum | 16' 9"3 |
| Performance | |
| Speed | 21 knots1,3 |
| Range at 12 knots | 5,000 nautical miles1 |
| Armament | 5.9"1,3: 71,3 |
| Anti-Aircraft | 3"3, 75 mm1: 21,3 20 mm1: 81 Machine guns3, 13.2 mm machine guns1: 33, 101 |
| Mines | 1201,3 |
| Aircraft | 13 |
| Armor | |
| Belt - Main | 2.5"3 6 cm1 |
| Control Tower | 4"3 10 cm1 |
| Deck - Main | 2"3 5 cm1 |
| Gun Shields | 5 cm1 |
| Engines | |
| Boilers | Schultz-Thornycroft: 141,3 |
| Shafts | 21,3 |
| Turbines | Parsons1,3 |
| HP | 13,0001,3 |
| Coal | 1,330 tons1,3 |
| Oil | 130 tons1,3 |
Sources:
- Cruisers of World War Two An International Encyclopedia, M. J. Whitley, 1995
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946, Robert Gardiner, 1987
- Janes' Fighting Ships of World War II, 1989
