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Roma-class frigate
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Ironclads · Italy · 1865
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Roma-classfrigate

Roma-class frigate
Roma-class frigate Photo: Unknown author · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Origin Italy
CategoryIronclads
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1865–1873
Operators1 countries
Quantity2
Data Quality84%
01 / Overview
Roma-class frigate
Category
Country
Production
1865–1873
Quantity
2
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
  • Hull Classificationironclad warship
  • Ship Typeironclad
  • Builder / ShipyardCantiere della Foce
  • Laid Down1863
  • Launched1865
  • Commissioned1869
  • Ships in Class2
  • In ServiceNo
◈Displacement2MOD.2
  • Light Displacement5,785 t
  • Full Load Displacement6,250 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (overall)79.67 m
  • Beam17.33 m
  • Draft7.57 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
  • Total Complement550
◆Propulsion8MOD.8
  • PropulsionSteam Turbine
  • Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)single-expansion steam engine driving one screw propeller
  • Number of Engines1
  • Shaft Power2,735 kW
  • Shafts / Screws1
  • Top Speed13 kn
  • Cruise Speed10 kn
  • Range1,940
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
  • Main Gun5 × 10 in guns
  • Main Gun Calibre254 mm
  • Main Gun Count5
  • Secondary Guns12 × 8 in guns
⬢Underwater Warfare2MOD.2
▲Aviation2MOD.2
◎Survivability1MOD.1
  • Hull Materialwooden hull with iron reinforcement
◈Armour2MOD.2
  • Armour5.9 in belt of wrought iron
  • Belt Armour150 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1865Production started
  2. 1873Production ended
161
years in service
8
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
Not enough weapon data to rank this category.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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