Libia 1914
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Drama | Ansaldo, Genoa | 1907 | 11.11.1912 | 25.3.1913 // --- | commissioned by Italy (Libia) |
|
Displacement normal, t |
3760 |
|
Displacement full, t |
4466 |
|
Length, m |
103.6 wl 111.8 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
14.5 |
|
Draught, m |
5.51 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 4-cyl VTE, 16 Niclausse boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
11530 |
|
Max speed, kts |
22.9 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 600 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3150(10) |
|
Armour, mm |
deck: 100, CT: 100, gunshields: 76 |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 152/50 A1913, 8 x 1 - 120/45 A1913, 8 x 1 - 47/50 V1908, 6 x 1 - 37/25 H1890, 2 - 450 TT aw (beam) |
|
Complement |
314 |
Project history: Cruiser of the out-of-date British design, built by Turkish order as Drama, but after beginning of Italian-Turkish war of 1911 she was requisitioned, and commissioned as "4th class battleship" Libia. On the elements construction was close to cruisers Hamidiye and Mejidiye.
Ship protection: Main protection consisted of deck with 100mm slopes.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014