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Ruggiero di Lauria-class battleship
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Ironclads · Italy · 1881
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RuggierodiLauria-classbattleship

Ruggiero di Lauria-class battleship
Ruggiero di Lauria-class battleship Photo: Eduardo de Martino · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Origin Italy
ManufacturerRegio Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia
CategoryIronclads
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1881–1891
Operators1 countries
Quantity3
Data Quality86%
01 / Overview
Ruggiero di Lauria-class battleship
Category
Country
Production
1881–1891
Quantity
3
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification7MOD.7
  • Hull ClassificationIronclad
  • Ship TypeBattleship
  • Builder / ShipyardRegio Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia, Venetian Arsenal, Arsenale di La Spezia
  • Laid Down1881
  • Commissioned1888
  • Ships in Class3
  • In ServiceNo
◈Displacement2MOD.2
  • Light Displacement9,886 t
  • Full Load Displacement10,997 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
  • Length (overall)105.9 m
  • Length (waterline)100 m
  • Beam19.84 m
  • Draft8.33 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
  • Total Complement508
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
  • PropulsionSteam Turbine
  • Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 × marine steam engines, 8 × fire-tube boilers, 2 × screw propellers
  • Number of Engines2
  • Shaft Power7,815 kW
  • Shafts / Screws2
  • Top Speed17 kn
  • Cruise Speed10 kn
  • Range2,800
  • Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
  • Main Gun4 × 432 mm 27-cal. breech-loading guns
  • Main Gun Calibre432 mm
  • Main Gun Count4
  • Secondary Guns2 × 152 mm 32-cal. guns
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
  • Completed3
  • Active0
  • Under Construction0
  • Planned3
  • Cancelled0
  • Lost1
  • Retired3
  • Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
  • ArmourBelt: 451 mm, Deck: 76 mm, Barbettes: 361 mm, Conning tower: 249 mm
  • Belt Armour451 mm
  • Deck Armour76 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1881Production started
  2. 1891Production ended
  3. 1896Entered service
  4. 1914First deployment: World War I
145
years in service
10
years in production
3
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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📖 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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