
Cesare Rossarol 1920
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Cesare Rossarol (ex-B97) | RS | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany | 1914 | 15.12.1914 | 13.2.1915 // 16.9.1920 | stricken 1.1939 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1374 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1843 |
|
Length, m |
96.0 wl 98.0 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
9.35 |
|
Draught, m |
3.87 mean deep |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 Marine steam turbines, 4 Marine boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
40000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
36.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 527 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2600(14) |
|
Armament |
4 x 1 - 105/42 Tbts L/45 C/16, 2 x 2 - 500 TT, 2 x 1 - 500 TT (8), 24 mines |
|
Complement |
114 |
Project history: Ex-German destroyer leader transferred by reparations, commissioned 1.12.1924.
Modernizations: 1920 - 1924: - 4 x 1 - 105/42, 2 x 1 - 500 TT; + 1 x 2 - 120/45 Schneider-Canet-Armstrong 1918-19, 1 x 1 - 120/45 Schneider-Canet-Armstrong 1918, 2 x 1 - 76/40 Ansaldo 1917, 2 x 1 - 6.5/80, mine stowage increased to 29. Displacement was 1655 t (norm.) / 1756 t (full). Complement was 150.
1931: one boiler was removed; - 2 x 2 - 500 TT; + 2 x 2 - 450 TT
1932: Cesare Rossarol was armed with 1 x 2 - 120/45 Scheider-Canet-Armstrong 1918-19 only.
1935: armament consisted of 1 x 2 - 120/45 Schneider-Canet-Armstrong 1918-19, 1 x 1 - 120/45 Schneider-Canet-Armstrong 1918, 2 x 1 - 76/40 Ansaldo 1917, 2 x 1 - 6.5/80, 2 x 2 - 450 TT, 29 mines.
Naval service: In 1932-1935 Cesare Rossarol was used as test ship.

Cesare Rossarol 1930
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