Caracciolo 1894
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Caracciolo (ex-Brilliante) | R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia | 10/1865 | 18.1.1869 | 20.7.1870 | discarded 3.1907 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1553 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1661 |
|
Length, m |
64.3 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
10.9 |
|
Draught, m |
4.97 |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
1 HSE, 4 cylindrical boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
973 |
|
Max speed, kts |
9.2 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 180 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 960(8.5) |
|
Armament |
6 x 1 - 164/17 Palliser 5.12ton MLR |
|
Complement |
247 |
Project history: This fully-rigged corvette was designed by Eng Insp Giuseppe Micheli and laid down as Brilliante, her name being changed to Caracciolo in Jan 1869.
Modernizations: 1875: + 1 - 380 TT (beam)
1880: - 1 - 380 TT
1894: engine was removed; - 6 x 1 - 164/17; + 2 x 1 - 75/21 Uchatius 29cwt BL No1, 4 x 1 - 57/40 H
Naval service: From 1875 to 1880 she served as a TS for torpedo specialists. In 1893-94 her engine was removed and she served as a sailing ship, but with her sail plan and armament modified.
Caracciolo 1897
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