italian cruiser torpedo cruiser built italian regia marina royal_navy lead ship class armed torpedo tubes light guns capable speed knots mph built launched september completed february ship spent years service conducting training maneuvers main italian fleet reserve status badly damaged collision cruiser reduced effectiveness cut career short spent years primarily reserve sold scrap april broken design meters long overall beam average draft displaced metric tons long tons short tons normally propulsion system consisted pair horizontal double expansion steam engines driving single screw propeller steam supplied coal fired locomotive boilers steam speed knots mph indicated horsepower crew primary armament torpedo tubes equipped guns guns mounted singly ship carried armor protection service history built launched september completed february june annual fleet maneuvers began assigned defending squadron ironclads protected cruiser smaller vessels half maneuvers tested ability attack defend concluded time fleet review king 21st second phase consisted joint maneuvers torpedo cruiser tripoli tasked blockading exercises lasted july following year took annual fleet maneuvers ironclads protected cruiser torpedo cruisers tripoli numerous smaller vessels maneuvers consisted close order drills simulated attack defense later year ship present naval review held german kaiser visit italy ship career cut short july collided protected cruiser ships steaming badly damaged restored original capabilities accordingly laid briefly recommissioned annual fleet maneuvers sister ship months service vessels returned reserve located year unrest ottoman_empire killed hundreds foreign nationals prompted european great powers send international fleet pressure ottomans victims november small italian squadron sent join fleet mobilized larger force naples consisted ironclads protected cruiser torpedo cruiser torpedo boats second squadron stocked coal ammunition event need reinforce squadron remained reserve april regia marina sold ship scrap broken
Italian cruiser Folgore