Italian cruiser Campania

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Profile drawing of the Campania design
History
Italy
NameCampania
NamesakeRegion of Campania
Laid down9 August 1913
Launched23 July 1914
Commissioned18 April 1917
Stricken11 March 1937
FateSold for scrapping, 1937
General characteristics
Class and typeCampania class
Displacement
Length83 m (272 ft)
Beam12.7 m (42 ft)
Draft5 m (16 ft)
Installed power
Propulsion
  • 2 ×
    triple-expansion steam engines
  • 2 ×
    screw propellers
Speed15.7 kn (29.1 km/h; 18.1 mph)
Range1,850 nmi (3,430 km; 2,130 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement
  • 11 officers
  • 193 enlisted men
Armament
Armor

Campania was a small protected cruiser built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1910s. She was the lead ship of the Campania class, which included one other ship, Basilicata. Designed for colonial service, the ship was armed with a comparatively heavy armament on a small hull, with a long cruising radius emphasized over high speed. Commissioned into service in early 1917, Campania spent the first few years of her career in Italy's colonies, before being classified as a gunboat in 1921 and a training ship in 1932. This service lasted until 1937 when she was sold for scrapping.

Design

Main article: Campania-class cruiser

Campania was 83 meters (272 ft)

screw propeller. Steam was supplied by four coal-fired, cylindrical fire-tube boilers that were vented into a single funnel. Her engines were rated at 5,001 indicated horsepower (3,729 kW) and produced a top speed of 15.7 knots (29.1 km/h; 18.1 mph). The ship had a cruising radius of about 1,850 nautical miles (3,430 km; 2,130 mi) at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). She had a crew of 11 officers and 193 enlisted men.[1]

Campania was armed with a

47 mm (1.9 in) guns, and a pair of machine guns. The ship was only lightly armored, with a 25 mm (0.98 in) thick deck, and 50 mm (2 in) thick plating on her conning tower.[1]

Service history

Campania was built by the

fitting-out work was completed, Campannia was commissioned on 18 May 1917, four months before her sister ship.[1]

Designed as a colonial cruiser in the mold of the cruiser

naval register on 11 March 1937 and sold for scrapping.[1][2][3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Fraccaroli, p. 262.
  2. ^ Fitzsimons, p. 523.
  3. ^ Marshall, pp. 33, 51.

References

  • Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. (1979). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare. Phoebus Publishing: London.
    ISBN 0-8393-6175-0
    .
  • 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)
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