Vittorio Emanuele 1908
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Regina Elena | R. Arsenale di La Spezia | 27.3.1901 | 19.6.1904 | 11.9.1907 | stricken 2.1923 | ||
| Vittorio Emanuele | R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia | 18.9.1901 | 12.10.1904 | 1.8.1908 | stricken 4.1923 | ||
| Roma | R. Arsenale di La Spezia | 20.9.1903 | 21.4.1907 | 17.12.1908 | hulk 9.1927 | ||
| Napoli | R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia | 21.10.1903 | 10.9.1905 | 1.9.1908 | stricken 9.1926 |
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Displacement normal, t |
Regina Elena: 12691 Vittorio Emanuele: 13035 Roma: 12791 Napoli: 12833 |
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Displacement full, t |
Regina Elena: 13864 Vittorio Emanuele: 14192 Roma: 13950 Napoli: 14112 |
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Length, m |
132.6 pp 144.6 oa |
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Breadth, m |
22.4 |
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Draught, m |
Regina Elena, Roma: 7.91 normal load 8.40 max Vittorio Emanuele, Napoli: 8.00 normal load 8.58 max |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
Regina Elena, Vittorio Emanuele: 2 VTE, 28 Belleville boilers Roma: 2 VTE, 18 Babcock & Wilcox boilers Napoli: 2 VTE, 22 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
Regina Elena: 19299 Vittorio Emanuele: 19424 Roma: 21968 Napoli: 19618 |
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Max speed, kts |
Regina Elena: 20.8 Vittorio Emanuele, Roma: 21.4 Napoli: 22.2 |
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Fuel, t |
Regina Elena, Vittorio Emanuele: coal 2276 Roma, Napoli: coal 2162 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
Regina Elena, Vittorio Emanuele: 10000(10) Roma, Napoli: 9000(10) |
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Armour, mm |
Regina Elena, Vittorio Emanuele: Harvey Nickel steel; belt: 250 - 100, main turrets: 250, barbettes: 80, secondary turrets: 150, battery: 80, CT: 250, deck: 38 with 50mm slopes Roma, Napoli: belt: 250 - 100, main turrets: 250, barbettes: 80, secondary turrets: 150, battery: 80, CT: 250, deck: 38 with 50mm slopes |
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Armament |
Regina Elena, Vittorio Emanuele: 2 x 1 - 305/40 E, 6 x 2 - 203/45, 16 x 1 - 76/40 A, 2 - 450 TT sub (beam) Roma, Napoli: 2 x 1 - 305/40 E, 6 x 2 - 203/45, 24 x 1 - 76/40 A, 2 x 1 - 47/40 H, 2 - 450 TT sub (beam) |
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Complement |
742 - 764 |
Project history: Original ships which were falling out of a number of pre-dreadnoughts of other countries. They had high speed, weak main guns at very strong medium guns and in this connection they were more armoured cruisers, rather than battleships. At moment of laying Italians called these ships as the strongest in the world, however because of occurrence of dreadnoughts they have become outdated even faster, than their contemporaries in other navies.
Ship protection: Main belt had 250mm thickness between barbettes and 100mm at ship ends, it was 2.8m high and was closed by 50mm bulkheads. Upper belt had 200mm thickness between secondary turrets, decreasing to 80mm nearer to main turrets. 38mm main deck was connected with lower edge of main belt by 38mm slopes, its thickness rose to 50mm under battery. Battery had 50mm roof.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: In 20th they all were stricken, only Roma served till 1932 as training hulk.
Regina Elena 1907
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