Gabbiano-class corvette
Following the German Invasion of Poland in 1939, the Italian Navy started to develop a new, easy to produce small vessel capable of performing anti-submarine missions. The new ships, known as the Gabbiano Class Corvette had a length of 58.8meters and were armed with a single 100mm gun on the bow and a total of seven 20mm autocannons for anti-aircraft protection.
The ship also carried two torpedo-tubes (one on each side) and up to ten depth charge-throwers and two depth charge racks at the rear of the ship. The ships were also equipped with primitive sonar and hydrophones as well as electric creep engines to silently trail underwater submarines.
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Gabbiano-class corvette
Following the German Invasion of Poland in 1939, the Italian Navy started to develop a new, easy to produce small vessel capable of performing anti-submarine missions. The new ships, known as the Gabbiano Class Corvette had a length of 58.8meters and were armed with a single 100mm gun on the bow and a total of seven 20mm autocannons for anti-aircraft protection.
The ship also carried two torpedo-tubes (one on each side) and up to ten depth charge-throwers and two depth charge racks at the rear of the ship. The ships were also equipped with primitive sonar and hydrophones as well as electric creep engines to silently trail underwater submarines.
To know more about these ships, click here for the next picture:
www.flickr.com/photos/einon/53009856861
Einon