Re d'Italia

Sunk

Type	Ironclad
Class	Re d'Italia
War	Third Italian War of Independence
Main guns	6 × 8″ guns

American-built armoured frigate. Persano's flagship until he moved to Affondatore at the start of the battle. Her rudder disabled, she was rammed by Erzherzog Ferdinand Max and sank in minutes.

Ironclad Ré d'Italia, sunk at Vis battle in 1866. Error: probably this is the ship "Re di Portogallo", sister to the "Re d'Italia", as in the official site of Marina Militare italiana; it's impossible to verify in these days because the part of site related to ancient ships is offline for maintenanc Photo: Unknown. Given the famous nature of the Battle of Lissa and the involvement of both ships of this class in that battle, it is a reasonable presumption that this photograph was published in Italy before 1978 without complying with U.S. copyright formalities or after 1978 without copyright notice., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

6 × 72-pounder 203 mm (8 in) smoothbore guns
32 × 6.5 in (164 mm) rifled muzzle-loaders

Armour

Belt: 114 mm (4.5 in)

Builder	William H. Webb, New York City
Laid down	21 November 1861
Launched	18 April 1863
Displacement	Normal: 5,610 long tons (5,700 t) Full load: 5,869 long tons (5,963 t)
Length	99.61 m (326 ft 10 in) (o/a)
Speed	10.6 to 10.8 knots (19.6 to 20.0 km/h; 12.2 to 12.4 mph)
Complement	565

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

Career

Launched

18 April 1863

Battle of Lissa

Sunk

20 July 1866

Rammed by Erzherzog Ferdinand Max