SG20 (1943)
| Laid down as Italian Cacciatorpediniere Generali Achille Papa, La Masa class |
Contruction Data
| Laid down: |
Soc. Odero Sestri, 1919 |
| Launched: |
08.12.1921 |
| Commissioned: |
10.02.1922 (17.10.1943 in German services) |
| Fate: |
sunk 12.01.1944 |
| Costs: |
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Technical Data
| Size: |
890t (max) |
| Length: |
72,65 m |
| Beam: |
7,32 m |
| Draft: |
3,01 m |
| Armament: |
3 x 10,2 cm; 2 x 3,7 cm; 16 x 2 cm; 2 x 45 cm torpedos |
| Performance: |
3600 shp, 13,5 kn |
History
The Italian torpedo boat Generale Achille Papa
was captured in Genoa on 09.09.1943. First commissioned as TA7
on 17.10.1943, it was reclassified as escort vessel SG20
one day later. Badly damaged after a mine hit on 01.11.1943 it sunk in Genoa harbor on 06.01.1944 where it capsized after an air attack later. The wreck was raised in April 1945 and used as a blockade ship.
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