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Nino Bixio 1914

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Nino Bixio			R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia	15.2.1911	30.12.1911	5.5.1914	stricken 3.1929
Marsala			R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia	15.2.1911	24.3.1912	4.8.1914	stricken 11.1927

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	3575
Displacement full, t	4141
Length, m	131.4 pp 140.3 oa
Breadth, m	13.0
Draught, m	4.10
No of shafts	3
Machinery	3 Curtiss steam turbines, 14 Blechynden boilers
Power, h. p.	22500
Max speed, kts	Nino Bixio: 26.8 Marsala: 27.5
Fuel, t	coal 800 + oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	1400(13)
Armour, mm	deck: 40, CT: 100
Armament	6 x 1 - 120/50 A1909, 6 x 1 - 76/50 V1909, 2 - 450 TT sub (beam), 200 mines
Complement	296

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Project history

Fast turbine-driven scout cruisers, but deprived of armoured belt because of what actually they should be rated as protected cruisers. In comparison with the predecessor, Quarto, they were larger, but reached lower speed (on trials Marsala has shown 27.66kts, Bixio 26.82kts).

Ship protection

Main protection consisted of deck with slopes.

Modernizations

1916, Marsala: 12 of 14 boilers were modified to burning oil only.

1920s, both: + 2 x 1 - 40/39 Vickers-Terni 1917

Naval service

Because of strong deterioration of machinery both were sold for BU in the late twenties.