Italian cruiser Pietro Micca
Pietro Micca, date unknown
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Class overview | |
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Preceded by | None |
Succeeded by | Tripoli |
History | |
Kingdom of Italy | |
Name | Pietro Micca |
Namesake | Pietro Micca |
Laid down | 15 February 1875 |
Launched | 1 August 1875 |
Completed | 3 July 1877 |
Stricken | 7 November 1893 |
Fate | Sold for scrap |
General characteristics | |
Type | Torpedo cruiser |
Displacement | |
Length | 61.87 m (203 ft) |
Beam | 5.97 m (19 ft 7 in) |
Draft | 3.62 m (11 ft 11 in) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 12.88 kn (23.85 km/h; 14.82 mph) |
Complement | 73 |
Armament |
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Armor | Deck: 0.8 in (20 mm) steel on 1.6 in (40 mm) wrought iron |
Pietro Micca was the first torpedo cruiser built by the Italian Regia Marina, and one of the first vessels of the type to be built by any navy. She was laid down in 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) torpedo tube, a pair of tubes of undetermined diameter, and as many as six tubes. She proved to be unable to reach the projected speed of 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph), and so she did not see much active service. She remained in the Regia Marina's inventory until 1893, but spent most of her 16-year life in the reserve.
Design
Admiral
General characteristics and machinery
Pietro Micca was 61.87 meters (203 ft)
Her propulsion system consisted of one
Armament and armor
The primary weapon for Pietro Micca was her torpedo armament, but details of it are contradictory. According to Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships, she was fitted with a single 16 in (406 mm)
The ship was protected with an armor deck 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.[5] The flat portion of the deck consisted of one layer of steel that was 0.6 in (15 mm) thick, atop two layers of wrought iron 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.[3]
Service history
Pietro Micca was built by the
The 1892 edition of The Naval Annual reported that Pietro Micca 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).
Notes
References
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- Fraccaroli, Aldo (1979). "Italy". In Gardiner, Robert (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 334–359. ISBN 978-0-85177-133-5.
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- King, James Wilson (1881). The War-ships and Navies of the World: Containing a Complete and Concise Description of the Construction, Motive Power, and Armaments of the Modern War-ships of All the Navies of the World; Naval Artillery, Marine Engines, Boilers, Torpedoes, and Torpedo-boats. Boston: A. Williams and Co. OCLC 685177875.
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- Russo, G. (1911). Dana, R. W. (ed.). "Fifty Years of Progress in Shipbuilding in Italy". Transactions of the Institution of Naval Architects. LIII. London: Henry Sotheran & Co.: 252–278. OCLC 869970491.
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