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was placed in reserve. Since her low speed prevented her from catching the ironclad battleships she had been intended to destroy, she did not see much service with the
Italian fleet. Instead, she was used primarily as a test ship to further develop the use of torpedoes by the fleet. By 1886,
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that was 7 ft (2.1 m) wide on the flat, and then sloped down to the sides of the hull. It was placed 10 inches below the waterline. The flat portion of the deck consisted of one layer of steel that was 0.6 in (15 mm) thick, atop two layers of
400:. Mattei and the design staff intended to build a fast, light ship that could quickly strike at an enemy ironclad and then escape before the enemy's guns could be brought to bear. Design work was completed in 1873 and Saint-Bon presented the concept to the
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shape with sharply curving sides. Much of the ship's internal space was reserved for propulsion system and coal storage, with only the forward quarter reserved for crew spaces and stores. Steering was controlled with a single
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February 1875, launched in August 1876, and completed in July 1877. Details of her armament are contradictory, with various sources reporting a range of torpedo weapons, including a single 16-inch (406 mm)
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had had a single torpedo launcher installed, though she was only used for harbor service; by that time, she was reportedly capable of steaming at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph). The following year, she was
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that were 0.8 in (20 mm) thick each. The sloped sides decreased in thickness slightly, to layers of 0.4 in (10 mm) of steel and 0.8 in of iron.
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in 1881 that the ship was "provided with tubes for discharging
Whitehead torpedoes ahead, abeam, and astern." She also carried a pair of
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had been disarmed of her torpedo weapons and carried just a pair of machine guns. By that time, she was credited by
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557:. The tube was mounted in the bow, above the waterline, and was supplied with ten Whitehead torpedoes. But the
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380:. Saint-Bon's request came in part due to budgetary problems that prevented building a large fleet of
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355:(31 km/h; 20 mph), and so she did not see much active service. She remained in the
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could only steam at a top speed of 12.88 knots (23.85 km/h; 14.82 mph) from 571
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Russo, G. (1911). Dana, R. W. (ed.). "Fifty Years of
Progress in Shipbuilding in Italy".
384:. Engineering Inspector Felice Mattei prepared the design for the new ship, which became
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was her torpedo armament, but details of it are contradictory. According to
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s inventory until 1893, but spent most of her 16-year life in the reserve.
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with a top speed of only 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph).
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Fraccaroli, Aldo (1979). "Italy". In
Gardiner, Robert (ed.).
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was sold for scrap on 7 November that year and subsequently
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work was finished on 3 July 1877. Shortly after completing
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Brassey, Thomas A., ed. (1892). "Italy—Unarmored Ships".
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Brassey, Thomas, ed. (1886). "Italy—Unarmored Ships".
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of 5.97 m (19 ft 7 in) and an average
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Transactions of the Institution of Naval Architects
1002:. Washington: Government Printing Office: 411–420.
979:. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 334–359.
689:"some years before" formally striking her in 1893.
662:, along with several other torpedo cruisers of the
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609:on 15 February 1875, and her completed hull was
1054:Journal of the Royal United Service Institution
474:. She had a crew of 73 officers and men.
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1120:. London: Henry Sotheran & Co.: 252–278.
958:. Portsmouth: J. Griffin & Co.: 240–241.
941:. Portsmouth: J. Griffin & Co.: 248–249.
690:
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441:) normally and 598 long tons (608 t) at
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429:of 3.62 m (11 ft 11 in). She
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679:, the Italian Navy had informally removed
504:. Though she was designed to steam at 17
16:Torpedo cruiser of the Italian Royal Navy
1060:. London: J. J. Keliher: 566–568. 1893.
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500:, and each room was ducted into its own
19:For other ships with the same name, see
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551:Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships
477:Her propulsion system consisted of one
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492:Steam was supplied by four coal-fired
27:
575:The ship was protected with an armor
408:General characteristics and machinery
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7:
1309:Torpedo cruisers of the Italian Navy
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1403:Ships built by the Venetian Arsenal
1139:. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
856:
745:
216:3.62 m (11 ft 11 in)
1052:"Naval and Military Notes—Italy".
996:Notes on the Year's Naval Progress
208:5.97 m (19 ft 7 in)
14:
1267:List of torpedo cruisers of Italy
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462:. The ship had a very minimalist
274:(23.85 km/h; 14.82 mph)
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1093:"Pietro Micca Nave Lanciasiluri"
905:"Naval and Military Notes—Italy"
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496:, which were separated into two
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534:similar to the type carried by
417:was 61.87 meters (203 ft)
1020:. Boston: A. Williams and Co.
449:with a flat bottom; above the
1:
1033:Marshall, Chris, ed. (1995).
488:. The engine was produced by
445:. The ship had an iron-built
1393:Cruisers of the Regia Marina
190:: 598 long tons (608 t)
1077:. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO.
1037:. Enderby: Blitz Editions.
1015:King, James Wilson (1881).
419:long between perpendiculars
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200:61.87 m (203 ft)
18:
1372:List of cruisers of Italy
1369:
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1073:Osborne, Eric W. (2004).
404:on 6 December that year.
155:
72:
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21:Italian ship Pietro Micca
1133:Very, Edward W. (1880).
920:Brassey, Thomas (1882).
572:had only one light gun.
394:, along with the German
374:Simone Antonio Saint-Bon
543:The primary weapon for
453:, she had a pronounced
156:General characteristics
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490:Gio. Ansaldo & C.
334:built by the Italian
643:The 1892 edition of
516:indicated horsepower
484:that drove a single
382:ironclad battleships
234:indicated horsepower
1136:Navies of the World
402:Chamber of Deputies
390:, one of the first
378:Whitehead torpedoes
613:on 1 August 1876.
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522:Armament and armor
470:and a single pole
1378:
1377:
1275:
1274:
1084:978-1-280-71136-7
1044:978-1-85605-288-7
986:978-0-85177-133-5
597:was built by the
532:Whitehead torpedo
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61:Succeeded by
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1107:on 14 July 2018.
1103:. Archived from
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466:, with a small
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259:screw propeller
221:Installed power
165:Torpedo cruiser
143:7 November 1893
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582:wrought iron
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569:Pietro Micca
564:machine guns
555:torpedo tube
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546:Pietro Micca
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537:Pietro Micca
511:Pietro Micca
498:boiler rooms
482:steam engine
476:
437:(534.9
414:Pietro Micca
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396:
387:Pietro Micca
371:
358:Regia Marina
349:torpedo tube
338:Regia Marina
326:Pietro Micca
323:
322:
316:wrought iron
300:machine guns
253:steam engine
180:(534.9
171:Displacement
110:Pietro Micca
99:Pietro Micca
65:
39:Pietro Micca
25:
1180:Engineering
615:Fitting-out
270:12.88
135:3 July 1877
53:Preceded by
1398:1875 ships
1387:Categories
914:References
734:Fraccaroli
619:sea trials
455:tumblehome
421:and had a
279:Complement
243:Propulsion
1351:Partenope
1126:869970491
1026:685177875
1008:727366607
964:496786828
947:496786828
930:769823035
697:broken up
685:from the
671:Partenope
660:La Spezia
607:laid down
530:An early
451:waterline
443:full load
435:long tons
431:displaced
344:laid down
298:1 or 2 Ă—
188:Full load
178:long tons
132:Completed
116:Laid down
1145:20400836
869:Marshall
611:launched
372:Admiral
287:Armament
140:Stricken
124:Launched
106:Namesake
1359:Agordat
1343:Folgore
1328:Tripoli
1253:Tripoli
1154:Portals
1066:8007941
857:Osborne
746:Osborne
673:classes
656:laid up
559:US Navy
494:boilers
228:boilers
73:History
66:Tripoli
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601:. Her
502:funnel
460:rudder
433:526.5
397:Zieten
368:Design
197:Length
1361:class
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1345:class
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312:Deck
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