Italian ironclad Re d'Italia
 Re d'Italia or her sister Re di Portogallo | |
| Career (Italy) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Re d'Italia |
| Ordered: | 14 December 1859 |
| Builder: | William H. Webb, New York City |
| Laid down: | 21 November 1861 |
| Launched: | 18 April 1863 |
| Completed: | 14 September 1864 |
| Fate: | Sunk by ramming, 20 July 1866, in the Battle of Lissa |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Re d'Italia-class armored frigate |
| Displacement: | 5,610 long tons (5,700 t) |
| Length: | 326 ft 9 in (99.6 m) |
| Beam: | 55 ft 2 in (16.8 m) |
| Draught: | 20 ft 3 in (6.2 m) |
| Installed power: | 1,845 ihp (1,376 kW) |
| Propulsion: | 1 shaft, 1 single-expansion steam engine 4 rectangular boilers |
| Sail plan: | Barque-rigged |
| Speed: | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Range: | 1,800 nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) |
| Complement: | 565 |
| Armament: | 6 × 72-pounder guns 32 × 164 millimeters (6.5 in) guns |
| Armor: | Belt: 4.5 in (114 mm) Bulkheads: 4.5 in (114 mm) |
The Italian ironclad Re d'Italia was the lead ship of the Re d'Italia-class armored frigates built for the Regia Marina in the early 1860s.
Design and description
The ship was armoured with 4.5 inches (110 mm) plates and had 40 guns and a ram.[1]
Service
Sunk by ramming, 20 July 1866, in the naval Battle of Lissa by Austrian flagship SMS Erzherzog Ferdinand Max under Admiral Tegetthoff.
Notes
Footnotes
- ↑ Appletons' annual cyclopaedia and register of important events of the year: 1862. New York: D. Appleton & Company. 1863. p. 614.