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RA251 minesweeping boats (1942 - 1943 / 1943, 1943 - 1944)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Commissioned | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RA251 (ex-VAS306) RA252 (ex-VAS305) RA253 (ex-VAS307) RA254 (ex-VAS301) RA255 (ex-VAS304) RA256 (ex-VAS303) RA257 (ex-VAS302) RA258 (ex-VAS309) RA259 (ex-VAS311) RA260 (ex-VAS312) RA261 (ex-VAS236) RA262 (ex-VAS239) RA263 (ex-VAS308) RA264 (ex-VAS310) RA265 (ex-VAS313) RA266 (ex-VAS314) RA267 (ex-VAS315) RA268 (ex-VAS316) |
Ansaldo, Genoa, Italy: RA251 - 260, 263, 264 Bagletto, Varazze: RA261 Navalmeccanica, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy: RA262 Prometeo, Genoa: RA265 - 268 |
6 - 8.1943 // 10.1943: RA251, 252 11/1943: RA253 9/1942 - 6.1943 // 10 - 12.1943: RA254 - 257, 262 3 - 8.1944: RA258 - 261 |
commissioned for Italy: RA263 (as VAS263) never commissioned: RA264 - 268 RA251 (22.8.1944), RA254 (25.4.1945), RA255 (21.8.1944), RA256 (CTL 30.3.1944), RA257 (2.8.1944), RA258 (25.4.1945), RA259 (21.8.1944), RA260 (10.8.1944), RA261 (5.9.1944), RA262 (5.9.1944) |
Italy RSI, 1944: RA252 (VAS252), RA253 (VAS253), RA263 (VAS263) |
none |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | RA251 - 253, 258 - 260, 263 - 268: 92 RA254 - 257: 92.5 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | RA251 - 260, 263, 264: 94.5 RA261, 262: 98.5 |
| Length, m | RA251 - 260, 263 - 268: 34.1 RA261, 262: 28.0 |
| Breadth, m | RA251 - 260, 263 - 268: 5.00 RA261, 262: 4.30 |
| Draught, m | RA251 - 260, 263 - 268: 1.40 normal 2.10 deep load RA261, 262: 1.33 normal 1.77 deep load |
| No of shafts | 3 |
| Machinery | RA251 - 253, 258 - 264: 1 Isotta-Fraschini + 2 Carraro petrol engines RA254 - 257: 3 Fiat diesels RA265 - 268: 3 Lilloise de Moteurs diesels |
| Power, h. p. | RA251 - 253, 258 - 264: 1100 + 600 = 1700 RA254 - 257: 1100 RA265 - 268: 1500 |
| Max speed, kts | RA251 - 253, 258 - 260, 263 - 268: 19 RA254 - 257: 18 RA261, 262: 21 |
| Fuel, t | RA251 - 253, 258 - 260, 263 - 264: petrol 8.0 RA254 - 257: diesel oil 9.0 RA261, 262: petrol 8.9 RA265 - 268: diesel oil 8.0 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | RA251-253: 1000(13) RA254-257: 900(14) RA261, 262: 1260(14) |
| Armament | RA251 - 260, 263 - 268: 1 x 1 - 37/54 M1940, 3 x 1 - 20/65 M1940, 2 - 450 TT, 6 DC, mechanical minesweeping gear RA261, 262: 2 x 1 - 20/65 M1940, 10 DC, mechanical minesweeping gear |
| Electronic equipment | presumably hydrophone |
| Complement | 26 |
Standard scale images
RA251 1943
RA262 1943
Project history
RA251-268 were ex-Italian ASW boats VAS306, 305, 307, 301, 304, 303, 302, 309, 311, 312, 236, 239, 308, 310, 313, 314, 315 and 316. They were captured in September, 1943 in complete and incomplete condition.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
