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"ELCO 44ton modified" type ("C" group 1st series) motor ASW boats (MAS303) (1918 - 1919)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MAS303 - 309 MAS310, 2.1921- MAS296 MAS311 - 317 |
R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia: MAS303 - 311 Cosamati, Napoli / R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia: MAS312, 313 Bonifacio, Castellamare di Stabia / R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia: MAS314, 315 Amendola, Napoli / R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia: MAS316, 317 |
1918: MAS303 - 311, 314, 316 1919: MAS312, 315, 317 |
MAS313 (completed 1919 without armament, fishing boat 1920) MAS308 (31.12.1918) |
none |
1919: MAS317 1921: MAS304 1922: MAS303, 305, 306, 309, 311, 314 - 316 1923: MAS307 1925: MAS296 1929: MAS312 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 42.8 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 44.6 |
| Length, m | 24.4 pp |
| Breadth, m | 3.75 |
| Draught, m | 1.31 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 Standard petrol engines |
| Power, h. p. | 460 |
| Max speed, kts | 18 |
| Fuel, t | petrol |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 900(16) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 76/40 A1916, (1 - 2) x 1 - 6.5/115, 10 DC |
| Electronic equipment | most: hydrophone |
| Complement | 15 |
Standard scale images
MAS303 1918
Project history
One of the most mass-built motor boats of WWI-era. ELCO design, modified by the Subdirection of naval construction af Arsenale di Castellamare di Stabia. The majority have been equipped by hydrophone.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
