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Thursday, 20 February 2020

Italian aviso Campania 1917-at least 1931

Commissioned in 1917, displacement 2,110 (standard)-2,530 (normal) tons, horsepower 5.001 hp, speed 15,7 knots and an armament of 4-15,2cm guns, 4-7,6cm guns and 2 machineguns. (2)

Note
1. Small protected cruiser, laid down at Castellammare on 9 August 1913, launched on 23 July 1914 and commissioned on 18 April 1917.

Source
Archive Dutch Naval Staff 1886-1942 (National Archive at the Hague, Netherlands) inventory number 129. Italian report dated (10) September 1931 dealing with the small vessels serving in the Italian navy and which was sent by the Italian liaison officer to the Dutch deputy chief naval staff.