nearly sister-ship Artigliere 1910
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Ascaro (ex-于鏡 [Ching Po]) | AS, AO | Ansaldo, Genova | 1911 | 6.12.1912 | 7.1913 | stricken 5.1930 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
396 |
|
Displacement full, t |
414 |
|
Length, m |
64.4 wl 65.0 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
6.10 |
|
Draught, m |
2.10 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE, 3 Thornycroft boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
6000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
28.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 50 + oil 34 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1000(12) |
|
Armament |
4 x 1 - 76/40 A1897, 3 x 1 - 450 TT, 10 mines |
|
Complement |
55 |
Project history: Last series of British "destroyers" successors, in essence large torpedo boats. Ascaro was ordered by China as Ching Po, but already on a slipway transferred to Italian Navy.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Ascaro was reclassified as torpedo boat in July 1921.
Ascaro 1913
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