Regina Maria Pia 1864
Castelfidardo 1890s
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Regina Maria Pia | F C de la Méditerranée, La Seyne, France | 22.7.1862 | 28.4.1863 | 17.4.1864 | stricken 5.1904 | ||
| San Martino | F C de la Méditerranée, La Seyne, France | 22.7.1962 | 21.9.1863 | 9.11.1864 | stricken 8.1903 | ||
| Castelfidardo | Gouin et Guibert, Saint-Nazaire, France | 27.7.1862 | 1.8.1863 | 5/1864 | stricken 12.1910 | ||
| Ancona | C A de l'Océan, Bordeaux, France | 11.8.1862 | 17.10.1864 | 4/1866 | stricken 8.1903 |
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Displacement normal, t |
Regina Maria Pia, San Martino: 4201 Castelfidardo: 4192 Ancona: 4157 |
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Displacement full, t |
Regina Maria Pia, San Martino, Castelfidardo: 4527 Ancona: 4619 |
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Length, m |
Regina Maria Pia, San Martino: 75.5 pp 81.2 oa Castelfidardo, Ancona: 76.0 pp 81.8 oa |
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Breadth, m |
15.2 |
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Draught, m |
6.35 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
Regina Maria Pia, San Martino: 1 HSE, 6 rectangular boilers Castelfidardo, Ancona: 1 HSE, 8 rectangular boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
Regina Maria Pia: 2924 San Martino: 2620 Castelfidardo: 2125 Ancona: 2548 |
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Max speed, kts |
Regina Maria Pia: 13.0 San Martino: 12.6 Castelfidardo: 12.1 Ancona: 13.7 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 485 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2600(10) |
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Armour, mm |
Regina Maria Pia, San Martino: iron; belt: 120, battery: 110 Castelfidardo, Ancona: iron; belt: 110, battery: 110 |
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Armament |
Regina Maria Pia, San Martino: 4 x 1 - 203/13 Armstrong 7ton MLR, 22 x 1 - 164/17 Palliser 5.12ton MLR or 164/16 Palliser 3.54ton MLR Castelfidardo, Ancona: 4 x 1 - 203/13 Armstrong 7ton MLR, 23 x 1 - 164/17 Palliser 5.12ton MLR or 164/16 Palliser 3.54ton MLR |
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Complement |
484 |
Project history: Ordered by the Italian Government from French yards (who also drew up the designs), these ships varied slightly, one group consisting of Regina Maria Pia and San Martino, and the other of Castelfidardo and Ancona. All were iron-hulled with complete iron belts and sides. After 1866, the armament and armour system were modified so that the ships, provided with a central armoured casemate, could fire ahead and astern (two guns forward, one astern). The armour for the end guns was removed. They were rigged at first as three-masted schooners, but during their long life, the rig was altered, first to barque and finally, about 1888-90, to two military masts with fighting tops.
Ship protection: Their sides were entirely protected by 110-120mm thick iron plates, battery had 110mm protection.
Modernizations: 1871, Castelfidardo, Ancona: were armed with 2 x 1 - 254/14 Armstrong 8.1ton MLR No2, 8 x 1 - 203/13 Armstrong 7ton MLR
1875, Regina Maria Pia, San Martino; 1880, Castelfidardo, Ancona: were armed with 2 x 1 - 229/14 Armstrong 12.6ton MLR, 9 x 1 - 203/13 Armstrong 7ton MLR
1884, Castelfidardo: was armed with 8 x 1 - 152/33 A1883, 6 x 1 - 120/24 Armstrong 1.38ton BLR, 4 x 1 - 57/40 H, 8 x 5 - 37/20 H
1884, Ancona: was armed with 8 x 1 - 152/33 A1883, 6 x 1 - 120/24 Armstrong 1.38ton BLR, 4 x 1 - 57/40 H, 2 x 5 - 37/20 H, 3 - 350 TT (1 bow, 2 beam)
1885, Regina Maria Pia, San Martino: were armed with 8 x 1 - 152/33 A1883, 5 x 1 - 120/24 Armstrong 1.38ton BLR, 4 x 1 - 57/40 H, 8 x 5 - 37/20 H, 3 - 350 TT (1 bow, 2 beam)
1900, Castelfidardo: was armed with 1 x 1 - 76/40 A, 1 x 1 - 75/21 Uchatius 29cwt BL No1, 4 x 1 - 57/43 N, 1 x 1 - 47/40 (c.o.), 2 x 5 - 37/20 H, 2 - 450 TT (beam)
Naval service: Castelfidardo in 1900 was converted to a torpedo TS.
Castelfidardo 1866
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