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German "Santa Elena" - Converted Merchant Ship -

	Launched on 16 November 1907 at Blohm&Voss, Hamburg as a merchant ship Santa Elena was a captured and equipped with two hangars to carry up to 6 aircrafts at Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig.
	Post war she was allocated to the United States as reperation. In 1942 she was commissioned as Orvieto in Italy, captured again by the Germans in 1943 and sunk in 1944 at Toulon.

	Technical Data
	Completed: Displacement: Dimensions: Propulsion: Max. Speed: Endurance: Crew:	1915 13,900 ts 137.7 x 16.7 x 7.0 m 2,800 ihp; 1 VTE; 3 boilers 11 kts ? 122
	Tactical Data
	Armament: Aircrafts:	2x88 cal xx 4-6

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