Ancona 1920
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Ancona (ex-Graudenz) | KMW Kiel, Germany | 1912 | 25.10.1913 | 10.8.1914 // 1.6.1920 | stricken 3.1937 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
4912 |
|
Displacement full, t |
6382 |
|
Length, m |
139.0 wl 142.7 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
13.8 |
|
Draught, m |
6.08 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 Marine steam turbines, 12 Marine boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
26000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
27 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 1280 + oil 375 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4500(12) |
|
Armour, mm |
belt: 60 - 18, shields: 50, deck: 40 - 20 with 60 - 40-mm slopes; CT: 100 sides, 20 roof |
|
Armament |
7 x 1 - 149/43 SK L/45 C/09, 2 x 1 - 88/45 SK L/45 C/13, 2 x 1 - 500 TT, 2 - 500 TT sub (beam, 5), 120 mines |
|
Complement |
385 |
Project history: Ex-German cruiser taken over by reparations and commissioned by navy 6.5.1925.
Ship protection: 60mm belt protected machinery and magazines (about 80% of ship length), its thickness decreased to 18mm at fwd part, there was 40mm transverse bulkhead between 60mm and 18mm parts of the belt, aft part of waterline was unprotected. 40-20mm armour deck was connected with lower edge of the belt by 60-40mm slopes. Guns were protected by 50mm shields, ammo tubes had 20mm armour.
Modernizations:
(1921 - 1924, Arsenale di Taranto): max fuel stowage was increased to 900 t of coal and 1520 t of oil; - 2 x 1 - 88/42, 2 - 500 TT sub; + 3 x 1 - 76/40 Ansaldo 1917, 3 x 1 - 6.5/80, 2 x 1 - 500 TT1926: + 1 seaplane (M.7)
1929: + 1 catapult
Naval service: No significant events.
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