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The Aquila Class is coming to the end of their lives in the Regia Marina. As such they are offered onto the international market for purchase.

There are four ships, all at 95% and in need of a refit. They are small, reasonably fast and well-armed for their size. Price is 30% of their light displacement as stipulated by Cleito.





Aquila , Italian Esploratori laid down 1914

Displacement:
1,653 t light; 1,738 t standard; 1,862 t normal; 1,960 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
334.84 ft / 328.08 ft x 32.81 ft x 14.76 ft (normal load)
102.06 m / 100.00 m x 10.00 m x 4.50 m

Armament:
5 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1914 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, majority aft, 1 raised mount aft
2 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1914 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all aft
2 - 0.54" / 13.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.08lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1914 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, all forward
Weight of broadside 567 lbs / 257 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
4 - 17.7" / 450 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -

- Conning tower: 2.76" / 70 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 38,500 shp / 28,721 Kw = 32.17 kts
Range 3,000nm at 12.00 kts (Bunkerage = 222 tons)

Complement:
141 - 184

Cost:
£0.324 million / $1.295 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 71 tons, 3.8 %
Armour: 38 tons, 2.0 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 29 tons, 1.5 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 9 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 978 tons, 52.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 522 tons, 28.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 208 tons, 11.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 45 tons, 2.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
310 lbs / 140 Kg = 2.9 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
Metacentric height 1.2 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 12.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.92
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0.81

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.410
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18.11 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 67 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 62
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Mid (30 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m (9.84 ft / 3.00 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- Stern: 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- Average freeboard: 13.49 ft / 4.11 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 201.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 88.7 %
Waterplane Area: 6,666 Square feet or 619 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 51 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 39 lbs/sq ft or 189 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 1.76
- Overall: 0.56
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is extremely poor
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather

The picture seems to be missing 2 of the 6" guns.

Yes, something like this could be useful for Persia, and the price would be within your reach as well.

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Originally posted by fenkmaster
Still in doubt, but one of these might be a useful ship for Persia.

I´m not sure if such an old and small hull is good for anything in the 30s but if it´s all you can affort, why not....

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The picture seems to be missing 2 of the 6" guns.

I've no idea where they are. Thats the only line drawing I've managed to find.

I was looking in Jane's for that ship. Armament is given as 3x 6 inch for Aquila, Nibbio and Sparviero while the Falco had 6x 4.7 inch guns...

Jane's Frightening Slips?

Apparrently, HMS Lion (WWI BC) could go 32knts and Bismarck had 150,000hp on 2 shafts.

I'll trust the official Regia Marina site.

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Jane's Frightening Slips?

What else did you expect? Jane's Italian Pasta Recepies?
What is given in Jane's Frightening Slips expains the picture...
... so if the Regia Marina site is correct then that picture must have come out of Jane's.
:-)