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Sicilia 1895

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Re Umberto			R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia	10.7.1884	17.10.1888	16.2.1893	depot ship 10.1912, floating battery 12.1915-7/1920
Sicilia			R. Arsenale di Venezia	3.11.1884	6.7.1891	4.5.1895	depot ship 7.1914
Sardegna			R. Arsenale di La Spezia	24.10.1885	20.9.1890	16.2.1895	stricken 1.1923

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	Re Umberto: 13673 Sicilia: 13058 Sardegna: 13641
Displacement full, t	Re Umberto: 15454 Sicilia: 14842 Sardegna: 15426
Length, m	Re Umberto: 122.0 pp 127.6 oa Sicilia, Sardegna: 125.5 pp 130.7 oa
Breadth, m	23.4
Draught, m	Re Umberto: 9.29 Sicilia: 8.83 Sardegna: 8.84
No of shafts	2
Machinery	Re Umberto, Sicilia: 4 VC, 18 cylindrical boilers Sardegna: 4 VTE, 18 cylindrical boilers
Power, h. p.	Re Umberto: 17000 Sicilia: 19131 Sardegna: 22800
Max speed, kts	Re Umberto: 18.2 Sicilia: 20.1 Sardegna: 20.3
Fuel, t	coal 3000
Endurance, nm(kts)	4000(10) - 6000(10)
Armour, mm	Schneider steel; belt: 100, main turrets: 100, barbettes: 350, battery: 100, gunshields: 50, CT: 300, deck: 75
Armament	Re Umberto: 2 x 2 - 343/30, 8 x 1 - 152/40 A91, 16 x 1 - 57/43 N, 10 x 1 - 37/25 H lungo, 5 - 450 TT aw (1 bow, 4 beam) Sicilia, Sardegna: 2 x 2 - 343/30, 8 x 1 - 152/40 A91, 20 x 1 - 57/43 N, 10 x 1 - 37/25 H lungo, 5 - 450 TT aw (1 bow, 4 beam)
Complement	Re Umberto: 733 Sicilia: 736 Sardegna: 794

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Project history

First pair (Re Umberto and Sicilia) were built under 1883 programme, but president of the Committee for Naval projects B. Brin proposed in 1885 building of the third ship to form squadron. Sardegna was slightly different in some data, she had more modern machinery. Re Umberto had three funnels, with the first pair of them abreast.

Ship protection

Main 100mm belt protected most part of the length between barbettes and was closed by 70mm bulkheads, it was connected with 100mm battery protection. Shell hoists of main guns had 300mm protection. 75mm curved main deck was connected with lower edge of main belt.

Modernizations 12.

1915, Re Umberto: armament consisted only from 2 x 2 - 343/30 A1887

11/1917, Sardegna: armament consisted of 2 x 2 - 343/30 A1887, 4 x 1 - 76/40 A1916, 2 x 1 - 6.5/80 AA

10/1918, Re Umberto: armament consisted of 8 x 1 - 76/40 A1916, a number of 240mm trench mortars, saw and cutters for use against booms and nets.

Naval service

Re Umberto since October, 1912 served as depot ship, in 1916-1917 as floating battery at first at Brindisi, then at Valona. In April-October, 1918 she was converted to special assault ship for attack of Austrian base in Pola: she was equipped with cutting torches for break of harbour booms. Re Umberto was supposed to use as original ram, behind which 40 MAS boats should rush into a harbour, but the end of the war has not allowed to realise this unusual operation. Sicilia was discarded in July 1914 but reinstated in August as auxiliary.