Dark Gladiator 1968
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Names |
G72 Calabrese G73 Inzucchi G74 La Spina G75 Sanna G76 Urso G77 Vitali G78 Genna G79 Laganà |
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Builders |
UK: G72-79 |
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Completed |
1954-1958 // 1968-1970: G72-79 |
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Losses |
none |
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Transfers |
none |
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Discarding |
1989-1997: G72-79 |
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Displacement standard, t |
50 |
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Displacement full, t |
64 |
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Length, m |
20.4 pp 21.8 oa |
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Breadth, m |
5.90 |
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Draught, m |
1.80 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Napier Deltic diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
5000 |
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Max speed, kts |
40 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 8 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4 |
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Electronic equipment |
radar |
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Complement |
15 |
Project history: Patrol boats of Italian Customs Service (Guardia di Finanza), former RN MTBs of the Dark class.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2017