Partenope 1890
Partenope 1910
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Partenope | R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia | 8.6.1888 | 23.12.1889 | 11.9.1890 | sunk 23.3.1918 | ||
| Minerva | Ansaldo, Genova | 1.2.1889 | 27.2.1892 | 20.8.1892 | discarded 5.1921 | ||
| Euridice | R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia | 14.2.1889 | 22.9.1890 | 1.5.1891 | discarded 3.1907 | ||
| Urania | Odero, Genova | 16.2.1889 | 18.6.1891 | 21.7.1893 | discarded 1.1912 | ||
| Iride | R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia | 21.2.1889 | 20.7.1891 | 1.11.1892 | discarded 12.1920 | ||
| Aretusa | Orlando, Livorno | 1.6.1889 | 14.3.1891 | 1.9.1892 | discarded 11.1912 | ||
| Caprera (ex-Clio) | Orlando, Livorno | 27.7.1891 | 6.5.1894 | 12.12.1895 | discarded 5.1913 | ||
| Calatafimi (ex-Terpsichore) | R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia | 15.9.1891 | 18.3.1893 | 16.1.1894 | discarded 3.1907 |
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Displacement normal, t |
Partenope: 821 Minerva, Aretusa, Caprera: 833 Euridice: 904 Urania, Iride: 931 Calatafimi: 839 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
70.0 pp 73.1 oa |
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Breadth, m |
8.22 |
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Draught, m |
~3.48 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, 4 locomotive boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
3884 - 4422 |
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Max speed, kts |
18.1 - 20.8 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 180 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1800(10) |
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Armament |
Partenope: 1 x 1 - 120/40 A, 6 x 1 - 57/43 N, 3 x 1 - 37/20 H corto, 1 - 450 TT (bow), 4 x 1 - 450 TT Minerva, Euridice, Urania, Iride, Aretusa, Calatafimi: 1 x 1 - 120/40 A, 6 x 1 - 57/43 N, 3 x 1 - 37/20 H corto, 2 - 450 TT (bow), 4 x 1 - 450 TT Caprera: 2 x 1 - 120/40 A, 4 x 1 - 57/43 N, 2 x 1 - 37/20 H corto, 2 - 450 TT (bow), 4 x 1 - 450 TT |
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Complement |
96 - 121 |
Project history: Designed by Eng Insp Carlo Vigna, this class was an improved version of Tripoli and an economical type of small, steel-hulled cruiser. They originally had a fore and aft rig, with 2 masts.
Modernizations: 1906-08, Partenope; 1909-10, Minerva: were reboilered with oil-firing boilers (Partenope 2481hp, 17.1kts, Minerva 3524hp, 18.3kts) and converted to minelayers, armament consisted of 2 x 1 - 76/40 A, 4 x 1 - 57/43 N, 2 x 1 - 37/20 H corto, 20 mines
Naval service: Partenope was sunk by gunfire of German submarine UC67 23.3.1918 off Tunisia.
Partenope 1890
© Ivan Gogin, 2014