Italian MAS torpedo boats

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Italian_MAS_torpedo_boats

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ship
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:MAS
gptkbp:armament	machine guns torpedoes
gptkbp:builtBetween	1915 1945
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:crew	5-10
gptkbp:fullName	Motoscafo Armato Silurante
gptkbp:hasExhibit	MAS 15 at Vittoriano, Rome
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Italian MAS torpedo boats
gptkbp:influenced	German S-boats Japanese torpedo boats Soviet G-5 class
gptkbp:influencedBy	British CMBs
gptkbp:length	about 20-30 meters
gptkbp:notableAction	gptkb:Sinking_of_SMS_Szent_István
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Luigi_Rizzo
gptkbp:notableDesigner	wooden hull depth charge racks hydroplane variant (MAS 15) light anti-aircraft armament open bridge twin torpedo tubes
gptkbp:notableEngagement	Battle of Premuda Raid on Pula
gptkbp:notableFeature	small size high speed stealth operations
gptkbp:notableLoss	scuttled after 1943 armistice several lost to enemy fire some captured by Allies
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:Adriatic_Sea gptkb:Black_Sea gptkb:Lake_Ladoga gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea gptkb:Red_Sea gptkb:Aegean_Sea East African coast
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Regia_Marina
gptkbp:predecessor	early Italian motorboats
gptkbp:propulsion	petrol engines
gptkbp:speed	up to 45 knots
gptkbp:successor	MS boats
gptkbp:type	motor torpedo boat
gptkbp:usedDuring	gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:usedFor	anti-submarine warfare coastal attack harbor raids
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Naval_operations_in_the_Black_Sea_(WWII)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8