Messaggero 1888
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Messaggero | Odero, Sestri Ponente | 1883 | 13.7.1885 | 10/1888 | depot ship 3.1907 |
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Displacement normal, t |
1005 |
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Displacement full, t |
1137 |
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Length, m |
72.0 pp |
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Breadth, m |
9.14 |
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Draught, m |
3.16 |
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No of shafts |
side wheels |
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Machinery |
1 HSE, 4 rectangular boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
1797 |
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Max speed, kts |
14 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 320 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
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Armament |
4 x 1 - 75/21 Uchatius 29cwt BLR No1 |
|
Complement |
107 |
Project history: This vessel was built on the plans of the Messaggiere with a light gaff rig but modified by Chief Eng Edoard Masdea in order to re-use this ship's very good machinery.
Modernizations: 1889: - 4 x 1 - 75/21; + 4 x 1 - 57/43 N, 4 x 5 - 37/20 H corto
Naval service: After 1907 she served for some time as a depot ship at Panigaglia.
Messaggero
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