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|Builders              =[[Royal Shipbuilders of Cacerta]]
|Builders              =[[Royal Shipbuilders of Cacerta]]
|Operators            =[[Image:CRNEnsign.png|border|22px]] [[Cacertian Royal Navy]]
|Operators            =[[Image:CRNEnsign.png|border|22px]] [[Cacertian Royal Navy]]
|Class before          =[[Molfetta-Class Light Cruiser|''Molfetta''-Class]]
|Class before          =[[Savina-Class Light Cruiser|''Savina''-Class]]
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|In commission range  = 1933 - 1954
|In commission range  =1933 – 1945
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|Total ships planned  =6
|Total ships planned  =8
|Total ships completed =4
|Total ships completed =8
|Total ships cancelled =2
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|Total ships lost      =
|Total ships lost      =3
|Total ships retired  =6
|Total ships retired  =6
|Total ships preserved =1
|Total ships preserved =1
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|Ship type            ={{wpl|Light cruiser|Light Cruiser}}
|Ship type            ={{wpl|Light cruiser}}
|Ship displacement    = 15,500 Tons Standard<br>18,700 Tons Fully Loaded
|Ship displacement    = 8,767 tons standard<br>9,885 tons fully loaded
|Ship length          =197 Meters
|Ship length          =180 meters
|Ship beam            =23 Meters
|Ship beam            =19 meters
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|Ship draft            =7.32 Meters
|Ship draft            =7 meters
|Ship propulsion      =4 × Shafts<br>4 × CNRC Steam Turbines<br>4 × Divinity Three-Drum Boilers
|Ship propulsion      =4 × shafts<br>4 × CNRC geared turbines
|Ship speed            =33.5 knots (62 km/h)
|Ship speed            =32.5 knots (60.2 km/h)
|Ship range            =6,000 nautical miles at 20 knots
|Ship range            =10,000 nautical miles at 15 knots
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|Ship complement      =1,000 Officers and Crew
|Ship complement      =868 Officers and Crew
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|Ship armament        ='''Guns:'''<br>10 × [[Cacertian RN-QFIV Gun|160mm RN-QFIV Dual-Purpose Guns]]<br>'''Dual Purpose:'''<br>16 × 75mm RN-DPII Dual-Purpose Guns<br>'''Other:'''<br>16 × 540mm Torpedo Tubes
|Ship armament        ='''Guns:'''<br>15 × [[Cacertian 130mm RN-QFIV Gun|Cacertian 130mm RN-QFIV guns]] (5 × 3)<br>'''Dual purpose:'''<br>8 × 75mm RN-DPII dual-purpose guns (8 × 1)<br>'''Anti-aircraft:'''16 × [[Vitali MG50 Heavy Machine Gun|MG50 machine guns]] (8 × 2)<br>'''Other:'''<br>8 × 540mm torpedo tubes
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The '''''Padua''-class''' was a class of {{wpl|Light cruiser|light cruisers}} built for the [[Cacertian Royal Navy]] leading up to and during the [[Siduri War]]. Despite their classification as a light cruiser, the ''Padua''-class were relatively large ships and possessed a main battery of ten 160mm quick-firing guns capable of devastating damage to light class warships. They were also the final class of light cruisers built under the auspices of [[Andrea Doria|Andrea Doria’s]] post-Divide War new naval strategy.
The '''''Padua''-class''' was a class of {{wpl|Light cruiser|light cruisers}} built for the [[Cacertian Royal Navy]] leading up to and during the [[Siduri War]]. The ''Padua''-class were heavily armed for light cruisers and possessed a main battery of fifteen 130mm quick-firing guns capable of devastating damage to light class warships. They were also the final class of light cruisers built under the auspices of [[Andrea Doria|Andrea Doria’s]] post-Divide War new naval strategy.


A total of six ships were initially planned. Four were completed and the last two were cancelled before their hulls were laid down as a result of shifting military funding. Two were immediately assigned to [[Cacertian Andria Fleet|Task Force Andria]] to bolster the naval contingent there with the remaining two assigned to [[Cacertian Center Fleet|Task Force Center]]. Although all four ships served extensively during the war, three were famously present during the [[Battle of the Sabri Sea]].
A total of eight ships were initially planned. Three were immediately assigned to [[Cacertian Andria Fleet|Task Force Andria]] to bolster the naval contingent there with the remaining five assigned to [[Cacertian Center Fleet|Task Force Center]]. Although all of the ships served extensively during the war, three were present during the [[Battle of the Sabri Sea]] of which the ''Trapini'' and the ''Cremona'' were sunk during the action.


They remained in active service until they were decommissioned in 1954 and sold for scrap. The ''Padua'' is the only surviving example of the ship and is moored at the naval outpost at its [[Padua|namesake city]].
The remaining ships served until they were decommissioned in 1945 and sold for scrap. The ''Padua'' is the only surviving example of the ship and is moored at the naval outpost at its [[Padua|namesake city]].


==Design==
==Design==

Revision as of 20:19, 21 February 2021

PaduaClassLightCruiser.png
Class overview
Name: Padua-Class Light Cruiser
Builders: Royal Shipbuilders of Cacerta
Operators: CRNEnsign.png Cacertian Royal Navy
Preceded by: Savina-Class
In commission: 1933 – 1945
Planned: 8
Completed: 8
Lost: 3
Retired: 6
Preserved: 1
General characteristics
Type: Light cruiser
Displacement: list error: <br /> list (help)
8,767 tons standard
9,885 tons fully loaded
Length: 180 meters
Beam: 19 meters
Draft: 7 meters
Propulsion: list error: <br /> list (help)
4 × shafts
4 × CNRC geared turbines
Speed: 32.5 knots (60.2 km/h)
Range: 10,000 nautical miles at 15 knots
Complement: 868 Officers and Crew
Armament: list error: <br /> list (help)
Guns:
15 × Cacertian 130mm RN-QFIV guns (5 × 3)
Dual purpose:
8 × 75mm RN-DPII dual-purpose guns (8 × 1)
Anti-aircraft:16 × MG50 machine guns (8 × 2)
Other:
8 × 540mm torpedo tubes

The Padua-class was a class of light cruisers built for the Cacertian Royal Navy leading up to and during the Siduri War. The Padua-class were heavily armed for light cruisers and possessed a main battery of fifteen 130mm quick-firing guns capable of devastating damage to light class warships. They were also the final class of light cruisers built under the auspices of Andrea Doria’s post-Divide War new naval strategy.

A total of eight ships were initially planned. Three were immediately assigned to Task Force Andria to bolster the naval contingent there with the remaining five assigned to Task Force Center. Although all of the ships served extensively during the war, three were present during the Battle of the Sabri Sea of which the Trapini and the Cremona were sunk during the action.

The remaining ships served until they were decommissioned in 1945 and sold for scrap. The Padua is the only surviving example of the ship and is moored at the naval outpost at its namesake city.

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