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OSTIA minelayers (1926 - 1928)
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Lepanto 1934
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azio | CNR, Ancona | 4.5.1927 | 1928 | discarded 1.1957 | |||
| Dardanelli | CNT, Monfalcone | 29.9.1925 | 9.1926 | to Venezuela 1938 (General Soublette) | |||
| Legnano | CNR, Ancona | 5/1926 | 1927 | sunk 5.10.1943 | |||
| Lepanto | CNR, Ancona | 22.5.1927 | 1928 | scuttled 9.1943 | |||
| Milazzo | CNT, Monfalcone | 18.11.1925 | 10.1926 | to Venezuela 1938 (General Urdaneta) | |||
| Ostia | CNT, Monfalcone | 3.12.1925 | 11.1926 | scuttled 8.4.1941 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 615 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 850 |
| Length, m | 62.2 |
| Breadth, m | 8.69 |
| Draught, m | 2.59 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 2 watertube boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1500 |
| Max speed, kts | 15 |
| Fuel, t | Azio, Legnano, Lepanto: oil 75 Dardanelli, Milazzo, Ostia: coal 85 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3500(10) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 102/35 Terni 1914, 1 x 1 - 76/40 Ansaldo 1917, 80 mines, mechanical minesweeping gear (fitted for) |
| Complement | 66 |
Standard scale images
Legnano 1943
Azio 1950
Graphics
Lepanto 1934
Project history
Ordered in 1924 for service in colonies. Can be used as minesweepers.
Modernizations
late 1940s, Azio: + radar
Naval service
Ostia was scuttled by own crew 8.4.1941 off Massawa. Lepanto was scuttled by own crew 9.9.1943 at Shanghai but salvaged by Japanese and commissioned them as gunboat Okitsu. Legnano was sunk by German aircraft 5.10.1943.
