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Italia-class battleship
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Ironclads · Italy · 1880
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Italia-class battleship
Italia-class battleship Photo: Popular Graphic Arts · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Origin Italy
CategoryIronclads
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1880–1887
Operators1 countries
Quantity2
Data Quality86%
01 / Overview
Italia-class battleship
Category
Country
Production
1880–1887
Quantity
2
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
  • Hull ClassificationIronclad
  • Ship TypeIronclad battleship
  • Builder / ShipyardCantiere navale fratelli Orlando, Regio Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia
  • Laid Down1876
  • Launched1880
  • Commissioned1885
  • Ships in Class2
  • In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
  • Light Displacement13,678 t
  • Full Load Displacement15,407 t
▣Dimensions5MOD.5
  • Length (overall)124.7 m
  • Length (waterline)122 m
  • Beam22.54 m
  • Draft8.75 m
  • Freeboard7.62 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
  • Total Complement756
  • Officers37
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
  • PropulsionSteam Turbine
  • Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 × compound steam engines, 26 fire-tube boilers, 4 × screw propellers
  • Number of Engines4
  • Shaft Power11,860 kW
  • Shafts / Screws4
  • Top Speed17.5 kn
  • Cruise Speed10 kn
  • Range5,000
  • Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
  • Main Gun4 × 432 mm guns in open barbettes
  • Main Gun Calibre450 mm
  • Main Gun Count4
  • Secondary Guns8 × 149 mm guns
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
  • Completed2
  • Active0
  • Under Construction0
  • Planned2
  • Cancelled0
  • Lost0
  • Retired2
  • Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
  • ArmourDeck: 76.2 mm, Barbette: 482.6 mm, Conning tower: 300 mm
  • Belt Armour0 mm
  • Deck Armour76.2 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1880Production started
  2. 1885Entered service
  3. 1887Production ended
  4. 1911First deployment: Italo-Turkish War
146
years in service
7
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
05 / MASS Score
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Automated Damage Control is a shipboard system that detects, assesses, and mitigates combat damage on aircraft carriers using sensors and software to enhance response speed and reduce crew workload.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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