Regina Margherita Class pre-dreadnoughts

Laid down
Regina Margherita: Nov 20, 1898
Benedetto Brin: Oct 1876
Launched
May 30, 1901
Mar 17, 1883
Completed
Apr 14, 1904
Aug 16, 1887
Commissioned
Apr 14, 1904
Aug 16, 1887
Fates:
Regina Margherita: Struck two mines Dec 12, 1916. 674 men killed.
Benedetto Brin: Sunk Sep 27, 1915, while in Brindisi harbor. Austrian sabotage is suspected but never proved
Builders
Both: Royal Naval Yard, Castellammare di Stabia
Complement
900
Displacement
13,400 tons standard
14,319 tons max
Dimensions
454' 9" wl x 78' 3"
Draught
28.5'
Main guns
4 x " 304 mm (12-inch)
(2 x 2)
Secondary guns
12 x 6"(4 x 1)
Light guns
20 x 75mm
Torpedo tubes
4 x 17.7"
Armour
Protective Deck 3.1"
Side Belt 6"
Turrets 8"
Machinery
Unknown
Engines
2 Triple Expansion
Power output
21970 ihp
Shafts
2
Speed
20 kts
Range
5000 miles @ 10-knots
Fuel
coal capacity unknown


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