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| ⚫ | |Ship caption=''Giuseppe Miraglia'' | ||
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| |Ship name=''Giuseppe Miraglia'' | |Ship name=''Giuseppe Miraglia'' | ||
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| |Ship displacement=5,400 tonnes normal |
|Ship displacement=*5,400 tonnes normal | ||
| 5,913 tonnes full | *5,913 tonnes full | ||
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| |Ship length=121.22 m | |Ship length=121.22 m | ||
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| *deck 80mm | *deck 80mm | ||
| |Ship aircraft=17 seaplanes | |Ship aircraft=17 seaplanes | ||
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| '''Giuseppe Miraglia''' was an Italian ]. | '''''Giuseppe Miraglia''''' was an Italian ]. | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
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| ''Giuseppe Miraglia'' was laid down in 1921 as the ] ''Città di Messina'', but was acquired by the '']'' soon after her launch in 1923. Works to convert her into a seaplane carrier began in 1925, and was commissioned in 1927. | |||
| ''Giuseppe Miraglia'' was laid down in 1921 as the ] ''Città di Messina'', intended for use by the ], but was acquired by the '']'' soon after her launch in 1923. Works to convert her into a seaplane carrier began immediately; in 1925, with the ship nearly complete, ''Giuseppe Miraglia'' capsized during a storm. Salvaged under the direction of ], she was repaired and commissioned in November 1927.<ref name="Warship">Cernuschi, Enrico and ]. ''in'' Jordan, John (2007). ''Warship 2007''. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. {{ISBN|978-1844860418}}. Page 64.</ref> | |||
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| ''Giuseppe Miraglia'' participated in the ] and the ]. | |||
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| ⚫ | During ], after surviving the ], she was employed in the Mediterranean theatre. After the ] she sailed (along with much of the Italian fleet) to ] for internment. | ||
| ⚫ | After the British motor torpedo boat depot ship {{HMS|Vienna|1941|6}} was straddled by bombs and damaged beyond repair during the ] on 2 December 1943, and the subsequent mustard gas disaster, ''Giuseppe Miraglia'' was impressed by the Royal Navy as temporary replacement.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} | ||
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| ⚫ | After the war ''Giuseppe Miraglia'' was used to repatriate Italian prisoners-of-war, then spent the rest of her career as a barrack ship and workshop at Taranto until her scrapping in 1950.<ref name="Warship"/> | ||
| ==Aircraft facilities== | ==Aircraft facilities== | ||
| ''Giuseppe Miraglia'' could carry some 17 seaplanes (originally ], later ]) |
''Giuseppe Miraglia'' could carry some 17 seaplanes (originally ], later ]) and one ]. The ship was equipped with two ]. Seaplanes could be retrieved by means of large doors and cranes at the sides of the hangar. | ||
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| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| * ] | * ] | ||
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| ==References== | |||
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| * Marina Militare website | |||
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| ⚫ | {{DEFAULTSORT:Giuseppe Miraglia}} | ||
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| History | |
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| Name | Giuseppe Miraglia |
| Namesake | Giuseppe Miraglia |
| Builder | Regio Arsenale della Spezia |
| Laid down | 5 March 1921 |
| Launched | 20 December 1923 |
| Commissioned | 1 November 1927 |
| Stricken | 15 July 1950 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | seaplane carrier |
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| Length | 121.22 m |
| Beam | 14.99 m |
| Draught | 5.82 m |
| Propulsion | 2 Parsons steam turbines with 8 Yarrow boilers, 2 shafts, 16,700 shp |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
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| Aircraft carried | 17 seaplanes |
| Aviation facilities | 2 catapults |
Giuseppe Miraglia was an Italian seaplane carrier.
History
Giuseppe Miraglia was laid down in 1921 as the train ferry Città di Messina, intended for use by the Italian State Railway Company, but was acquired by the Regia Marina soon after her launch in 1923. Works to convert her into a seaplane carrier began immediately; in 1925, with the ship nearly complete, Giuseppe Miraglia capsized during a storm. Salvaged under the direction of Umberto Pugliese, she was repaired and commissioned in November 1927.
Giuseppe Miraglia participated in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War and the Spanish Civil War.
During World War II, after surviving the Battle of Taranto, she was employed in the Mediterranean theatre. After the Armistice she sailed (along with much of the Italian fleet) to Malta for internment.
After the British motor torpedo boat depot ship HMS Vienna was straddled by bombs and damaged beyond repair during the Luftwaffe bombing raid on the Italian port of Bari on 2 December 1943, and the subsequent mustard gas disaster, Giuseppe Miraglia was impressed by the Royal Navy as temporary replacement.
After the war Giuseppe Miraglia was used to repatriate Italian prisoners-of-war, then spent the rest of her career as a barrack ship and workshop at Taranto until her scrapping in 1950.
Aircraft facilities
Giuseppe Miraglia could carry some 17 seaplanes (originally Macchi M.18, later IMAM Ro.43) and one Reggiane 2000 "catapultabile". The ship was equipped with two catapults. Seaplanes could be retrieved by means of large doors and cranes at the sides of the hangar.
See also
References
- ^ Cernuschi, Enrico and Vincent P. O'Hara. in Jordan, John (2007). Warship 2007. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1844860418. Page 64.
External links
- Nave Appoggio Aerei Giuseppe Miraglia Marina Militare website
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