Lucrezia Quintilian-Class Battlecruiser
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Lucrezia Quintilian-Class Battlecruiser |
| Builders: | Royal Shipbuilders of Cacerta |
| Operators: |
 Cacertian Royal Navy |
| Preceded by: | Anastasia Alberti-Class |
| In commission: | 1921 - 1946 |
| Planned: | 3 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Lost: | 1 |
| Retired: | 2 |
| Preserved: | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Battlecruiser |
| Displacement: |
list error: <br /> list (help) 28,000 Tons Standard 34,200 Tons Fully Loaded |
| Length: | 236 Meters |
| Beam: | 29.4 Meters |
| Draft: | 7.8 Meters |
| Propulsion: |
list error: <br /> list (help) 4 × Shafts 4 × CNRC Geared Turbines 10 × Caustus Boilers |
| Speed: | 34 knots (63 km/h) |
| Range: | 7,100 nautical miles at 22 knots |
| Complement: | 1,400 Officers and Crew |
| Armament: |
list error: <br /> list (help) Guns: 9 × 280mm RN-BCIII Naval Guns 12 × 150mm RN-SBI Guns Dual Purpose: 14 × 105mm RN-DPII Dual-Purpose Guns Anti-Aircraft: 16 × 40mm RN-AAIII Anti-Aircraft Guns 16 × 16mm RN-AAII Anti-Aircraft Guns |
The Lucrezia Quintilian-class was a class of three of battlecruisers built for the Cacertian Royal Navy in the aftermath of the Divide War and served during the Siduri War. The Lucrezia Quintilian-class ships were also the last class of purpose-built battlecruisers built for the CRN, the role of battlecruisers having been brought into question following their performance during the early engagements of the Siduri War.
All three ships were laid down in 1921 as part of the Cacertian Empire’s rearmament efforts following its defeat during the Divide War. New naval doctrine developed from lessons learned during combat in the Sundering Sea called for faster, but well-armed, warships that could pursue lighter vessels that dreadnoughts and ships-of-the-line could not close to engage.
The class served extensively during the early stages of the Siduri War; two serving with Task Force Center and the last serving with Task Force South. Their fast cruising speed allowed them to raid coastal cities of Allamunnika and Syara on the Sundering Sea and often escaping before being engaged. All three were present at the Battle of the Sabri Sea where the Veronica Quintilian was sunk after extensive brawling on the third day.
Both the Lucrezia Quintilian and the Morena Quintilian survived the war, but were later struck in 1947. The Morena was broken up for scrap in 1952 with the Lucrezia being restored and preserved at the Fumicino Naval Warfare Museum.