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Formidabile

Formidabile

Survived

Regia Marina (Italy)

TypeIronclad
WarThird Italian War of Independence
Main guns4 × 8″ guns

French-built armoured corvette. Damaged in a duel with the island's batteries the day before the battle, she withdrew to Ancona and missed it.

Italian broadside ironclad Formidabile, launched 1861 Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 × 203 mm (8 in) guns
  • 16 × 164 mm (6 in) guns

Armour

  • Belt armor: 109 mm (4.3 in)
Laid downDecember 1860
Launched1 October 1861
DisplacementNormal: 2,682 long tons (2,725 t) Full load: 2,807 long tons (2,852 t)
Length65.8 m (215 ft 11 in)
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement371

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

She isn't listed in any of the fleet actions covered here.

Launched

1 October 1861

Fate

Survived

Broken up