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Francesco Ferruccio

Francesco Ferruccio

Survived

Regia Marina (Italy)

TypeArmoured cruiser
ClassGiuseppe Garibaldi
WarItalo-Turkish War
Main guns1 × 10″ gun

Fought at Beirut alongside her sister Garibaldi and sank the torpedo boat Angora.

The Italian cruiser Francesco Ferruccio, probably in the Scheldt Photo: Louis Claes, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 1 × single 254 mm (10 in) gun
  • 1 × twin 203 mm (8 in) guns
  • 14 × single 152 mm (6 in) guns
  • 10 × single 76 mm (3 in) guns
  • 6 × single 47 mm (1.9 in) guns
  • 4 × single 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Belt: 80–150 mm (3.1–5.9 in)
  • Deck: 38 mm (1.5 in)
  • Gun turrets: 150 mm
  • Conning tower: 150 mm
  • Gun shields: 50 mm (2.0 in)
BuilderVenetian Arsenal
Laid down19 August 1899
Launched23 April 1902
Displacement7,350 metric tons (7,234 long tons)
Length111.8 m (366 ft 10 in)
Speed19–20 knots (35–37 km/h; 22–23 mph)
Complement555 officers and enlisted men (578 as flagship)

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

Career

Launched

23 April 1902

24 February 1912

Fate

Survived

Scrapped