Lampo-class destroyer
Lampo circa 1900, just after delivery
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Class overview | |
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Name | Lampo class |
Builders | Schichau-Werke, Elbing |
Operators | Regia Marina |
Preceded by | Fulmine |
Succeeded by | Nembo class |
Built | 1899–1902 |
In commission | 1900–1924 |
Completed | 6 |
Lost | 1 |
Scrapped | 5 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | |
Beam | 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 2.60 m (8 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) |
Range |
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Complement | 59 |
Armament |
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The Lampo class was a class of six
Design
In 1899,
The ships were 60.00 metres (196 ft 10 in) long
Gun armament varied between ships.
The six ships were laid down between 1899 and 1900 and completed between 1900 and 1902.
Service
The ships of the class were active during the Italo-Turkish War of 1911–1912. One ship, Freccia ran aground in a storm off Tripoli, Libya, on 12 October 1911,[5][8] a few days after the city was captured by the Italians.[9] Other ships in the class took part in operations along the coast of Libya,[10] and in the Dodecanese.[11]
In 1914, the remaining ships of the class formed part of the 6th Destroyer Division, based in Libya.
The ships of the class were disposed of during the early 1920s, with the last one stricken in November 1924.[5]
Ships
Ship | Laid down[5] | Launched[5] | Completed[5] | Operational History |
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Lampo | 6 May 1899 | 7 October 1899 | 23 June 1900 | Disposed of 18 March 1920[4] |
Freccia | 1899 | 23 November 1899 | 25 May 1902 | Ran aground off Tripoli, 12 October 1911[4][5] |
Dardo | 17 August 1899 | 7 February 1900 | 16 March 1901 | Disposed of 18 March 1920[4] |
Strale | 7 November 1899 | 19 May 1900 | 6 July 1901 | Disposed of 13 January 1924[5] |
Euro | 9 January 1900 | 27 August 1900 | 11 October 1901 | Reclassified as torpedo-boat 17 January 1921. Used as target ship 1923–24 Renamed Strale 9 September 1924 Disposed of 13 November 1924[4][5] |
Ostro | 23 March 1900 | 9 February 1901 | 8 December 1901 | Disposed of 30 September 1920[4] |
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b c d e "Lampo: Cacciatorpediniere" (in Italian). Marina Militare. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "turtleback: Definitions". wordnik.com. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d Purnell's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Modern Weapons and Warfare, p. 1616.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Chesneau and Kolesnik 1979, p. 355.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Fraccaroli 1970, p55.
- ^ Fraccaroli 1970, pp. 281–282.
- ^ Fraccaroli 1970, p. 56.
- ^ "Il cacciatorpediniere "Freccia" riprendera presto il mare". La Stampa (in Italian). 16 October 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ Beehler 1913, pp. 20–21.
- ^ Beehler 1913, pp. 35, 47.
- ^ Beehler 1913, pp. 69, 74.
- ^ Fraccaroli 1970, pp. 59, 265–266, 268–269, 272.
References
- Beehler, William Henry (1913). The History of the Italian-Turkish War, Sept. 29, 1911 to Oct. 18, 1912. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Advertiser-Republican.
- Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M (1979). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.
- Fraccaroli, Aldo (1970). Italian Warships of World War 1. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0105-7.
- "Lampo". Purnell's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Modern Weapons and Warfare. London: Phoebus Pub. Co.: 1616 1978–1979.
External links
- Classe Lampo Marina Militare website