italian cruiser protected cruiser italian regia marina royal_navy class ships named regions italy built taranto october commissioned fleet ship equipped main armament guns steam speed knots mph served abroad early career including periods south american east asian waters saw action primarily red_sea war bombarded ottoman ports assisted enforcing blockade maritime traffic area service world war action participated evacuation units february evacuation bombarded pursuing war involved occupation coast captain murdered violent confrontation split croatian nationalists old cruiser sold scrapping bow preserved museum design slightly larger sister ships meters long overall beam draft displaced metric tons long tons short tons load propulsion system consisted pair vertical triple expansion engines steam supplied cylindrical water tube boilers capable steaming speed knots mph ship cruising radius nautical miles speed knots mph crew armed main battery guns mounted singly forward aft guns placed broadside light armament included guns guns pair machine guns equipped torpedo tubes protected thick deck unlike sisters decks twice thick conning tower thick sides service history built new shipyard taranto major warship built keel laid october launched september fitting work proved lengthy process ready service time design years old ship rapidly comparison germany commissioned world light cruisers class significantly faster better armed new type ship rapidly replaced protected cruisers like immediately deployed east asian waters following commissioning july australia visit son king ship china station present rio_de_janeiro january arrived port greeted american fleet gun salute german cruiser moored harbor time brazilian fleet italo turkish war outbreak september stationed eastern africa italy colonies joined sisters italian cruiser cruisers cruiser recently arrived asian waters bombarded turkish port november disperse contingent ottoman soldiers hostilities temporarily ceased british king george passed red_sea following coronation ceremony india lasted november early italian red_sea fleet searched group seven ottoman thought planning attack fact lack coal carried destroyers searched january found quickly sank forced beach avoid sinking rest italian ships returned bombarding turkish ports red_sea declaring blockade city january cruiser fleet red_sea began campaign coastal ottoman ports area blockade proclaimed ottoman ports included ottomans eventually agreed surrender october ending war world war italy declared neutrality start world war july triple convinced italians enter war admiral italian naval chief staff believed austro hungarian submarines operate effectively narrow waters adriatic easily seeded minefields threat underwater weapons use fleet active way instead decided implement blockade relatively safer southern end adriatic main fleet smaller vessels boats conducted raids austro hungarian ships installations closest came engaging hostile vessel came january patrolling encountered austro hungarian scout cruiser austro hungarian ship retreated vessel firing shot late february cruiser covered withdrawal elements pursuing retreating provided gunfire support delay austro hungarian advance converted later year entered service role july remained active duty early 1920s war assigned patrol coast july men ship involved unrest split violent confrontation group ship captain sailor shot killed sold scrapping march ship dismantled italian dictator donated ship bow section writer ardent nationalist installed estate museum
Italian cruiser Puglia