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PARTENOPE torpedo cruisers (1890 - 1895)
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Partenope 1890
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partenope | R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia | 8.6.1888 | 23.12.1889 | 11.9.1890 | sunk 23.3.1918 | ||
| Minerva | Ansaldo, Genova | 1.2.1889 | 27.2.1892 | 20.8.1892 | discarded 5.1921 | ||
| Euridice | R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia | 14.2.1889 | 22.9.1890 | 1.5.1891 | discarded 3.1907 | ||
| Urania | Odero, Genova | 16.2.1889 | 18.6.1891 | 21.7.1893 | discarded 1.1912 | ||
| Iride | R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia | 21.2.1889 | 20.7.1891 | 1.11.1892 | discarded 12.1920 | ||
| Aretusa | Orlando, Livorno | 1.6.1889 | 14.3.1891 | 1.9.1892 | discarded 11.1912 | ||
| Caprera (ex-Clio) | Orlando, Livorno | 27.7.1891 | 6.5.1894 | 12.12.1895 | discarded 5.1913 | ||
| Calatafimi (ex-Terpsichore) | R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia | 15.9.1891 | 18.3.1893 | 16.1.1894 | discarded 3.1907 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | Partenope: 821 Minerva, Aretusa, Caprera: 833 Euridice: 904 Urania, Iride: 931 Calatafimi: 839 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 70.0 pp 73.1 oa |
| Breadth, m | 8.22 |
| Draught, m | ~3.48 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 4 locomotive boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 3884 - 4422 |
| Max speed, kts | 18.1 - 20.8 |
| Fuel, t | coal 180 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1800(10) |
| Armament | Partenope: 1 x 1 - 120/40 A, 6 x 1 - 57/43 N, 3 x 1 - 37/20 H corto, 1 - 450 TT (bow), 4 x 1 - 450 TT Minerva, Euridice, Urania, Iride, Aretusa, Calatafimi: 1 x 1 - 120/40 A, 6 x 1 - 57/43 N, 3 x 1 - 37/20 H corto, 2 - 450 TT (bow), 4 x 1 - 450 TT Caprera: 2 x 1 - 120/40 A, 4 x 1 - 57/43 N, 2 x 1 - 37/20 H corto, 2 - 450 TT (bow), 4 x 1 - 450 TT |
| Complement | 96 - 121 |
Standard scale images
Partenope 1890
Partenope 1910
Graphics
Partenope 1890
Project history
Designed by Eng Insp Carlo Vigna, this class was an improved version of Tripoli and an economical type of small, steel-hulled cruiser. They originally had a fore and aft rig, with 2 masts.
Modernizations
1906-08, Partenope; 1909-10, Minerva: were reboilered with oil-firing boilers (Partenope 2481hp, 17.1kts, Minerva 3524hp, 18.3kts) and converted to minelayers, armament consisted of 2 x 1 - 76/40 A, 4 x 1 - 57/43 N, 2 x 1 - 37/20 H corto, 20 mines
Naval service
Partenope was sunk by gunfire of German submarine UC67 23.3.1918 off Tunisia.
