Ship profileProfile drawing of Ottaviano Augusto
5420 tDisplacement
142,9 mLength
40 knSpeed
31.05.1942Launch

Wartime history

Capture and fate

The Capitani Romani class was a class of 12 fast but only very lightly protected cruisers laid down in Italy in 1939. They were comparable to the so called Spähkreuzer which were planned in the German Z-Plan. 5 of those ships were captured by the Germans in September 1943 which were still under construction. Ottaviano Augusto was captured in ancona while being in its final construction phase. It was sunk during an air attack on 01.11.1943.

Ship data

Technical profile

Dimensions, armament and machinery of the original or projected ship.

Dimensions

Displacement
5420 t
Length
142,9 m
Beam
14,40 m
Draft
3,96 m

Armament

Main battery
8 x 13,5 cm
Secondary battery
8 x 3,7 cm
Heavy anti-aircraft
8 x 2 cm
Light anti-aircraft
8 x 53,3 cm torpedo tubes
Torpedo tubes
70 mines

Performance

Machinery and speed
110000 shp, 40 kn

Service record

Construction record

Laid down
C.N.R. Ancona, 23.09.1939
Launched
31.05.1942
Fate
sunk 01.11.1943.