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LIBIA protected cruiser (1913)
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Libia 1914
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libia (ex-Drama) | Ansaldo, Genoa | 1907 | 11.11.1912 | 25.3.1913 | stricken 3.1937 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 3760 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 4466 |
| Length, m | 103.6 wl 111.8 oa |
| Breadth, m | 14.5 |
| Draught, m | 5.51 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 4-cyl VTE, 16 Niclausse boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 11530 |
| Max speed, kts | 22.9 |
| Fuel, t | coal 600 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3150(10) |
| Armour, mm | deck: 100, CT: 100, gunshields: 76 |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 152/50 A1913, 8 x 1 - 120/45 A1913, 8 x 1 - 47/50 V1908, 6 x 1 - 37/25 H1890, 2 - 450 TT aw (beam) |
| Complement | 314 |
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Libia 1914
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Libia 1914
Project history
Cruiser of the out-of-date British design, built by Turkish order as Drama, but after beginning of Italian-Turkish war of 1911 she was requisitioned, and commissioned as "4th class battleship" Libia, later she was classified as scout and from 1929 as cruiser. On the elements construction was close to Turkish cruisers Hamidiye and Mejidiye.
Ship protection
Main protection consisted of deck with 100mm slopes.
Modernizations
1917 - 1918: + 3 x 1 - 76/40 A1917
1925: - 2 x 1 - 152/50
Naval service
No significant events.
