Rapido 1877
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Rapido | Orlando, Livorno | 10/1873 | 16.11.1876 | 5/1877 | hulk 9.1907 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1433 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1523 |
|
Length, m |
78.2 pp 81.1 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
9.27 |
|
Draught, m |
3.81 |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
1 VDE, 4 cylindrical boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
1920 |
|
Max speed, kts |
13.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 320 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2800(12) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 75/21 Uchatius 29cwt BLR No1, 1 - 350 TT (beam) |
|
Complement |
144 |
Project history: Designed by Chief Eng Luigi Borghi and rigged as a 4-masted topsail schooner.
Modernizations: 1890: new armament consisted of 5 x 1 - 57/43 N, 2 x 1 - 11.4/94
1906Æ - 1 x 1 - 57/43, 2 x 1 - 11.4/94
Naval service: After 1907 she served as a harbour hulk at Genoa until 1912, when she was scrapped.
Rapido 1880
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