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QUARTO scout cruiser (1913)
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Quarto 1914
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarto | R. Arsenale di Venezia | 14.11.1909 | 19.8.1911 | 31.3.1913 | stricken 1.1939 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 3271 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 3442 |
| Length, m | 126.0 pp 131.6 oa |
| Breadth, m | 12.8 |
| Draught, m | 4.10 |
| No of shafts | 4 |
| Machinery | 4 Parsons steam turbines, 10 Blechynden boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 25000 |
| Max speed, kts | 28 |
| Fuel, t | coal + oil 800 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2300(15) |
| Armour, mm | deck: 40, CT: 100 |
| Armament | 6 x 1 - 120/50 A1909, 6 x 1 - 76/50 V1909, 2 - 450 TT aw (beam), 200 mines |
| Complement | 247 |
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Quarto 1914
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Quarto 1914
Project history
Best light (actually protected) cruiser of WWI Italian Navy. Quarto was commissioned as scout and reclassified as cruiser in September 1938. On trials she reached 28.61kts with 29215hp power. 8 boilers from 10 were used purely oil and 2 coal and oil. Quarto differed by high quality of machinery and till the end of the long service could develop 28kts.
Ship protection
Main protection consisted of deck with slopes.
Modernizations
1913: - 2 - 450 TT aw; + 2 - 450 TT sub (beam)
1927: + 1 seaplane (M.18)
1936: - 3 x 1 - 76/50; + 3 x 2 - 13.2/76
Naval service
No significant events.
