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Thursday, 7 December 2017

Italian torpedo cruisers Agordat and Coatit laid down according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1895-1896 No. 9

An item reported that at Castellamare the two Italian torpedo cruisers Agordat (1) and Coatit (2) of the Partenope-design were laid down. Displacement 87,6 x 9,30 x 3,33 (aft) metres and a displacement of 1.313 tons. Armour belt with a thickness of 10cm and an armoured deck.

Notes
1. Part of the Agordat-class consisting of the Agordat and Coatit, preceded by the Penelope-class. Laid down by Castellammare on 15 February 1897, launched on 11 October 1899, commissioned on 26 September 1900, rearmed into a gunboat in 1921 and sold to be broken up on 4 January 1923.
2. Part of the Agordat-class consisting of the Agordat and Coatit, preceded by the Penelope-class. Laid down by Castellammare on 8 April 1897, launched on 15 November 1899, commissioned on 1 October 1900, converted into a minelayer in 1919 and sold to be broken up on 11 June 1920.