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ASCARO destroyer (1913)
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Ascaro 1913
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascaro (ex-于鏡 [Ching Po]) | AS, AO | Ansaldo, Genova | 1911 | 6.12.1912 | 7.1913 | stricken 5.1930 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 396 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 414 |
| Length, m | 64.4 wl 65.0 oa |
| Breadth, m | 6.10 |
| Draught, m | 2.10 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 3 Thornycroft boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 6000 |
| Max speed, kts | 28.5 |
| Fuel, t | coal 50 + oil 34 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1000(12) |
| Armament | 4 x 1 - 76/40 A1897, 3 x 1 - 450 TT, 10 mines |
| Complement | 55 |
Standard scale images
nearly sister-ship Artigliere 1910
Graphics
Ascaro 1913
Project history
Last series of British "destroyers" successors, in essence large torpedo boats. Ascaro was ordered by China as Ching Po, but already on a slipway transferred to Italian Navy.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Ascaro was reclassified as torpedo boat in July 1921.
