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Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico

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Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico
IndustryShipbuilding, Aeronautics
Founded1930
Defunct1966
FateIncorporated into Fincantieri group
Headquarters
Trieste and Monfalcone
,
Italy
ProductsShips, Submarines, Ocean liners, Aeronautical products
ParentFincantieri (since 1984)

Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico (abbreviated as CRDA), translating to "United Shipbuilders of the Adriatic," was an Italian enterprise specializing in maritime and aeronautical manufacturing, operational from 1930 until 1966. Presently, this shipbuilding firm is incorporated into the Fincantieri group.

History

The establishment of CRDA occurred in 1930 through the amalgamation of Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino, located in Trieste, and the Cantiere Navale Triestino based in Monfalcone. Throughout the interwar period, CRDA constructed various light and heavy cruisers for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) alongside approximately 27 submarines. Notably, in 1932, the company produced the ocean liner Conte di Savoia, distinguished as the first significant passenger ship equipped with gyroscopic stabilizers.

During the Second World War, CRDA's Trieste yard was responsible for building two battleships for the Royal Italian Navy: Vittorio Veneto and Roma. The company successfully navigated the postwar restructuring of Italy's shipbuilding sector, continuing to manufacture several commercial liners throughout the 1950s and 1960s, as well as a limited number of naval vessels. In 1984, CRDA was acquired by the Fincantieri Group.

For the 1960 Olympic sailing events held in the Gulf of Naples, CRDA produced 55 Finn class sailboats designed for single-handed competition.

Ships built

The table below enumerates vessels constructed at the former STT yards following their 1929 consolidation with Cantieri Navale Triestino into CRDA.[1]

Roma[9]Donizetti| Ocean liner| N/A| align=center| 1951| N/A| N/A| Rossini| Ocean liner| N/A| align=center| 1951| N/A| N/A| Verdi| Ocean liner| N/A| align=center| 1951| N/A| N/A| Augustus| Ocean liner| N/A| align=center| 1952| 27,090| Still functioning as restaurant vessel MS Philippines in 1999; dismantled at Alang in 2011| SS Raffaello (1965) | Ocean liner | N/A | align=center | 1965 | 45,933 | Transferred to Iran and converted into floating barracks in 1977; destroyed by bombing in 1983 | N/A | Frigate | N/A | align=center | 1969 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Submarine | N/A | align=center | 1969 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Corvette | N/A | align=center | 1979 | N/A | N/A |
Production
Ship Type Class Built Displacement (tons) Remarks
J.A. Mowinckel[2] Motor tanker 1930 11,147 Torpedoed by German submarine U-576 in 1942; subsequently repaired in 1943; dismantled at Blyth in 1954
Various Submarines N/A 1931–1940 N/A Produced a total of 27 submarines
Fiume Cruiser Zara 1931 14,530 Lost during the Battle of Cape Matapan on March 29, 1941
Luigi Cadorna[3] Light cruiser Condottieri 1931 7,113 Decommissioned and scrapped in 1951
Conte di Savoia Ocean liner N/A 1932 48,502 Scuttled in 1943; later salvaged and dismantled by 1950
Muzio Attendolo[4] Light cruiser Montecuccoli 1935 8,994 Destroyed by aerial bombing in 1942
Giuseppe Garibaldi[5] Light cruiser Duca degli Abruzzi 1937 11,735 Converted into guided missile cruiser in 1957; scrapped in 1972
Edwy R. Brown[6] Motor tanker 1938 10,455 Sunk by German submarine U-103 torpedo attack in 1941
Pedernales[7] Motor tanker 1938 4,317 Scrapped at Rotterdam in 1959
Dona Nati[8] Cargo ship 1939 8,560 Built for De la Rama Steamship Company Inc., Iloilo, Philippines
Dona Aurora[8] Cargo ship 1939 8,560 Commissioned by De la Rama Steamship Co. Inc., Iloilo, Philippines
Dona Aniceti[8] Cargo ship 1939 8,560 Delivered to De la Rama Steamship Co. Inc., Iloilo, Philippines
Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto Battleship Error: {{sclass}} missing required parameter: ship type (help) 
align=center |

1940

45,752

Scrapped at La Spezia between 1951 and 1954

Battleship| Error: {{sclass}} missing required parameter: class name (help)| align=center| 1942| 45,752| Sunk due to bombing attacks in 1943|

Source: Winklareth pp.292–293

See also

References

  1. ↑ List may be incomplete.
  2. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ↑ Gardiner and Chesneau 1985, p. 294.
  4. ↑ Gardiner and Chesneau 1985, p. 295.
  5. ↑ Gardiner and Chesneau 1985, p. 296.
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Bibliography

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