 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (November 2012) |
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| History | |
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 Kingdom of Italy | |
| Name | Ramb I |
| Port of registry | Genoa |
| Builder | Ansaldo, Genoa |
| Yard number | 308 |
| Laid down | October 29, 1936 |
| Launched | July 22, 1937 |
| Commissioned | December 6, 1937 (as a merchant) |
| Reclassified | Auxiliary cruiser, June 9, 1940 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk by HMNZS Leander, 27 February 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
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| Tonnage | |
| Length | 383 ft 2 in (116.79 m)[1] |
| Beam | 49 ft 7 in (15.11 m)[1] |
| Depth | 24 ft 8 in (7.52 m)[1] |
| Installed power | 1525 nhp[1] |
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| Complement | 120 |
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| Service record | |
| Part of: | Red Sea Flotilla |
| Commanders: | Alfredo Bonezzi |
The Italian ship Ramb I was a pre-war "banana boat" converted to an auxiliary cruiser in World War II. Ramb I operated as an armed merchant in the Red Sea and was ordered to sail to Japan after the fall of Massawa to the Allies. She was sunk in the Indian Ocean before she could reach her intended destination.[2][3]
- ^ a b c d e f g Lloyd's Register of Shipping (PDF). Vol. I Steamships and Motorships or 300 Tons, Trawlers, Tugs, Dredgers, etc. London: Lloyd's Register. 1940. RAH–RAM – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ Miller, 1995, p. 140
- ^ Kelly & Laycock, 2015, p. 148