Italian cruiser Varese
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Varese in October 1904 | |
Career (Italy) | Regia Marina |
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Name: | Varese |
Builder: | Orlando, Livorno |
Laid down: | 21 April 1898 |
Launched: | 6 August 1899 |
Completed: | 5 April 1901 |
Struck: | 4 January 1923 |
General characteristics | |
Class & type: | Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armoured cruiser |
Displacement: | 7,234 long tons (7,350 t) |
Length: | 366 ft 2 in (111.6 m) |
Beam: | 59 ft 10 in (18.2 m) |
Draught: | 23 ft 3 in (7.1 m) |
Installed power: | 13,655–14,713 indicated horsepower (10,183–10,971 kW) |
Propulsion: |
vertical triple-expansion steam engines 24 boilers |
Speed: | 19–20 knots (35–37 km/h; 22–23 mph) |
Complement: | 510-559 |
Armament: |
1 × 1 - Armstrong 10-inch (254 mm) guns |
Armour: |
Belt: 4.8 in (122 mm) Deck (ship)s: 1.5 in (38 mm) Gun turrets: 4.8 in (122 mm) Conning tower: 4.8 in (122 mm) |
Varese was a Giuseppe Garibaldi-class cruiser of Italy's Regia Marina. The ship was launched on 6 August 1899 and served the Regia Marina until she was stricken on 4 January 1923.
References
- Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-87021-907-8. OCLC 12119866.
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