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'''Giuseppe Miraglia''' was an Italian [[seaplane tender|seaplane carrier]].
'''''Giuseppe Miraglia''''' was an Italian [[seaplane tender|seaplane carrier]].


==History==
==History==
[[File:RN Miraglia.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The ''Miraglia'' with seaplanes on her stern in 1940]]
''Giuseppe Miraglia'' was laid down in 1921 as the [[train ferry]] ''Citta de Messina'', but was acquired by the ''[[Regia Marina]]'' 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 [[train ferry]] ''Città di Messina'', intended for use by the [[Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane|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.<ref name="Warship">Cernuschi, Enrico and [[Vincent P. O'Hara]]. ''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 [[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 between Italy and Allied armed forces|Armistice]] she sailed (along with much of the Italian fleet) to [[Malta]] for internment.


''Giuseppe Miraglia'' participated in the [[Second Italo-Abyssinian War]] and the [[Spanish Civil War]].
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After the RN Costal forces MTB depot ship HMS Vienna was straddle by bombs and damaged beyond repair during the Luftwaffe bombing raid on the Italian port of Bari on December 2nd 1943 and the subsequent mustard gas disaster the Giuseppe Miraglia was impressed by the (British) Royal Navy as temporary replacement.


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During [[World War II]], after surviving the [[Battle of Taranto]], she was employed in the Mediterranean theatre. After the [[Armistice between Italy and Allied armed forces|Armistice]] she sailed (along with much of the Italian fleet) to [[Malta]] for internment.


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After the British motor torpedo boat depot ship {{HMS|Vienna|1941|6}} was straddled by bombs and damaged beyond repair during the [[Air raid on Bari|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.{{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.

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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 [[Macchi M.18]], later [[IMAM Ro.43]]), and was equipped with two [[aircraft catapult|catapults]]. Seaplanes could be retrieved by means of large doors and cranes at the sides of the hangar.
''Giuseppe Miraglia'' could carry some 17 seaplanes (originally [[Macchi M.18]], later [[IMAM Ro.43]]) and one [[Reggiane Re.2000 Falco I|Reggiane 2000 "catapultabile"]]. The ship was equipped with two [[aircraft catapult|catapults]]. Seaplanes could be retrieved by means of large doors and cranes at the sides of the hangar.
[[File:Foto ufficiale RNGiuseppe Miraglia.jpg|thumb|center|700px|1937 Official photo of the "Giuseppe Miraglia"]]


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of aircraft carriers]]
* [[List of seaplane carriers by country]]
* [[List of ship commissionings in 1927]]


==References==
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[[Category:Seaplane tenders]]


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* [https://www.marina.difesa.it/noi-siamo-la-marina/mezzi/mezzi-storici/Pagine/LMNO/giuseppe_miraglia.aspx Nave Appoggio Aerei Giuseppe Miraglia] Marina Militare website
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Latest revision as of 09:56, 23 August 2024

Giuseppe Miraglia
History
Italy
NameGiuseppe Miraglia
NamesakeGiuseppe Miraglia
BuilderRegio Arsenale della Spezia
Laid down5 March 1921
Launched20 December 1923
Commissioned1 November 1927
Stricken15 July 1950
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeseaplane carrier
Displacement
  • 5,400 tonnes normal
  • 5,913 tonnes full
Length121.22 m
Beam14.99 m
Draught5.82 m
Propulsion2 Parsons steam turbines with 8 Yarrow boilers, 2 shafts, 16,700 shp
Speed21 knots (39 km/h)
Complement
  • 16 Officers
  • 40 NCOs
  • 240 Ratings
Armament
Armour
  • belt 70mm
  • deck 80mm
Aircraft carried17 seaplanes
Aviation facilities2 catapults

Giuseppe Miraglia was an Italian seaplane carrier.

History

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The Miraglia with seaplanes on her stern in 1940

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.[1]

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.[citation needed]

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.[1]

Aircraft facilities

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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.

1937 Official photo of the "Giuseppe Miraglia"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Cernuschi, Enrico and Vincent P. O'Hara. in Jordan, John (2007). Warship 2007. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1844860418. Page 64.
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