italian cruiser torpedo cruiser class built italian regia marina royal_navy 1880s built shipyard keel laid february launched june commissioned july main armament torpedo tubes supported battery small caliber guns spent career main italian fleet primarily occupied training exercises service outbreak italo turkish war september operations instead remained italian waters broken scrap january design meters long overall beam average draft displaced metric tons long tons short tons normally propulsion system consisted pair horizontal triple expansion steam engines driving single screw propeller steam supplied coal fired locomotive boilers specific figures engine performance survived ships class speeds knots mph indicated horsepower ship cruising radius nautical miles speed knots mph crew armed main battery gun guns mounted equipped guns single mounts primary offensive weapon torpedo tubes ship protected armored deck thick conning tower armored thickness steel plate service history laid february shipyard genoa launched june fitting work completed ship commissioned fleet july fleet maneuvers served 2nd ironclad protected cruiser torpedo boats maneuvers lasted august september ships reserve squadron defended simulated attack french attack italian fleet stationed 2nd split taranto naples torpedo cruisers italian fleet included sister ships class cruisers tripoli ship assigned 2nd division main fleet class ironclads protected cruisers assigned 2nd division main fleet consisted ironclads sister ship usually kept reserve amounted months active service year rest time spent harbor reduced crews start italo turkish war september stationed italy alternating ports naples sister ships action war january war going ship sold scrap broken
Italian cruiser Urania