Campania-class cruiser
 Profile drawing of the Campania design
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Campania class |
| Operators |  Regia Marina |
| Preceded by | Nino Bixio class |
| Succeeded by | None |
| Built | 1913–1917 |
| In commission | 1917–1937 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Scrapped | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Protected cruiser |
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| Length | 83 m (272 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 12.7 m (41 ft 8 in) |
| Draft | 5 m (16 ft 5 in) |
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| Speed | 15.5 to 15.7 kn (28.7 to 29.1 km/h; 17.8 to 18.1 mph) |
| Range | 1,850 nmi (3,430 km; 2,130 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
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The Campania class was a pair of small protected cruisers built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1910s. The two ships, Campania and Basilicata, were the last ships of that type built by the 'Regia Marina, as it had been superseded by more effective light cruisers. The Campania class was designed for use in Italy's overseas colonies, on the model of the old Calabria. Neither ship had a particularly eventful career. Basilicata was destroyed by a boiler explosion in 1919, two years after entering service, and was subsequently raised and scrapped. Campania remained in service for significantly longer, but she did not see action and ended her career as a training ship before being scrapped in 1937.
Design
The ships of the Campania class were designed for use in Italy's overseas colonies and to serve as
Their propulsion system consisted of a pair of vertical
Campania and Basilicata were armed with a
Ships
Campania and Basilicata were small enough that they could be built on the same
| Name | Builder[1] | Laid down[1] | Launched[1] | Commissioned[1] |
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| Campania | Castellammare
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9 August 1913 | 23 July 1914 | 18 April 1917 |
| Basilicata | 1 August 1917 |
Service history
Both ships served abroad in the first few years of their active service in
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h Fraccaroli, p. 262.
- ^ Fitzsimons, p. 523.
- ^ Friedman, p. 240.
- ^ Fraccaroli, pp. 254, 262.
- ^ a b Marshall, p. 33.
- ^ Fraccaroli, pp. 253–254, 262–263.
References
- Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. (1979). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare. Phoebus Publishing: London. ISBN 0-8393-6175-0.
- Friedman, Norman (2011). Naval Weapons of World War One. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-84832-100-7.
- Fraccaroli, Aldo (1985). "Italy". In Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. pp. 252–290. ISBN 978-0-85177-245-5.
- Marshall, Chris, ed. (1995). The Encyclopedia of Ships: The History and Specifications of Over 1200 Ships. Enderby: Blitz Editions. ISBN 1-85605-288-5.
External links
- Campania Marina Militare website (in Italian)
