"Re Umberto" ( Italian. Re Umberto ) - the head of the three high-speed armadillos of the type "Re Umberto" , built for the Italian fleet in 1884-1895.
| Battleship "Re Umberto" | |
|---|---|
| Re umberto | |
 Battleship "Re Umberto" | |
| Service | |
 Italy | |
| Ship class and type | squadron battleship |
| Organization | Italian Navy |
| Manufacturer | shipyard fleet in castellammare |
| Construction started | Founded July 10, 1884 |
| Launched | October 17, 1888 |
| Commissioned | February 16, 1893 |
| Removed from the fleet | May 10, 1914 |
| Status | disassembled on metal metal 1920 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 11,545 t |
| Length | 127.6 m |
| Width | 23.4 m |
| Draft | 9.3 m |
| Booking | Belt: 100mm steel armor Extremities: not armored |
| Engines | Two steam engines "Compound" |
| Power | 19500 l. with. |
| Travel speed | 18.5 knots |
| Navigation range | 11112 km economical course |
| Crew | 733 |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 2 × 2 343 mm / 45 guns 8 x 1 152 mm / 40 firing guns |
| Mine-torpedo armament | 5 underwater 450mm torpedo tubes |
The ship is named after Umberto I , the second king of Italy , from the Savoy dynasty.
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Project
The project “Re Umberto” was developed by the engineer Bendetto Brin as the development of his views on the priority of speed and heavy weapons over armoring, previously embodied in the project “Italy” . The battleships of the project remained in service until the First World War, but practically did not take part in it.
Service
"Re Humberto" during his career participated in large-scale maneuvers of the Italian fleet and performed diplomatic missions in Europe.
The battleship conducted limited fighting during the Italian-Turkish war in 1912, although by the end of the year it had been recalled.
Before World War I , “Re Umberto” was decommissioned and used as a floating base, and then as a floating battery.
In 1918, the ship was re-equipped with 3-inch (76 mm) guns and trench mortars - the battleship was being prepared for the upcoming Italian attack on the main Austro-Hungarian naval base in Paul. However, the war ended before the Italians were able to carry out the attack.
"Re Humberto" was finally written off and scrapped in 1920.
Notes
Links
- Fraccaroli, Aldo (1970). Italian Warships of World War I. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-0105-3 .
- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1979). Conway's All the Worlds Fighting Ships: 1860-1905. Annapolis: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-133-5 .