italian cruiser protected cruiser italian regia marina royal_navy built orlando vessels class named current case regions italy ship equipped main armament guns steam speed knots mph spent early career main fleet mediterranean_sea early 1900s spent time waters visited united_states ship took italo turkish war primarily providing gunfire support italian troops north_africa reduced training ship world war deliberately sunk convince austria-hungary espionage network compromised double agents design meters long overall beam draft displaced metric tons long tons short tons load propulsion system consisted pair horizontal triple expansion engines steam supplied cylindrical water tube boilers speed trials reached maximum knots mph indicated horsepower 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 conning tower thick sides service history laid orlando shipyard april shortages funding slowed completion sister ships tight budgets forced navy reduce pace construction funds active fleet service result took years complete hull launched april fitting work proceeded slowly ready commissioning july following commissioning assigned italian fleet october ironclad battleships cruisers torpedo boats ships replaced ironclads torpedo cruiser june fleet included battleships visited germany ceremony opening contingents britain france russia spain countries joined celebration april armored cruiser crossed atlantic represent italy commemoration anniversary colony permanent english settlement americas addition austro hungarian delegation international fleet consisted warships great_britain japan germany austria-hungary nations returned united_states september new_york_city included ships german british french fleets addition hosting navy occasion joined training cruiser represented italy commemoration pilot october killed crash attempting cross alps france italy month french cruiser joined event ship visit united_states march time san_francisco visit coincided 50th anniversary proclamation march fired gun salute honor anniversary returned navy training facility harbor september italy declared war ottoman_empire order seize libya time american waters quickly recalled october joined escort troop convoy headed convoy heavily protected possible ottoman attack escort comprised regina class pre dreadnought battleships sister cruiser destroyers italian fleet bombarded city morning ottoman garrison refused surrender bombardment parties ships infantry went ashore italians quickly forced ottomans withdraw city evening short siege ottoman forces withdrew october leaving city italians december moved provided gunfire support italians defending city joined torpedo boats meantime fleet returned italy january moved months remained supporting garrison ottoman counter attacks ship repeatedly shelled ottoman camps outside city october ottomans surrendered ending war stationed libya local defense force included old ironclad battleships smaller vessels outbreak world war ship reduced training cruiser italian navy deliberately blew august ostensibly act sabotage austro hungarian agents italy purported agents fact double agents destruction meant strengthen austro hungarian confidence espionage network
Italian cruiser Etruria