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ARCHIMEDE steel dispatch vessels (1888)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galileo Galilei | R. Arsenale di Venezia | 9/1885 | 3.5.1887 | 10/1888 | discarded 12.1913 | ||
| Archimede | R. Arsenale di Venezia | 8/1885 | 8.3.1887 | 2/1888 | discarded 9.1907 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | Galileo Galilei: 776 Archimede: 772 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | Galileo Galilei: 886 Archimede: 950 |
| Length, m | 70.0 pp 77.0 oa |
| Breadth, m | 8.03 |
| Draught, m | 3.75 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 4 cylindrical boilers |
| Power, h. p. | Galileo Galilei: 1384 Archimede: 1411 |
| Max speed, kts | 12 |
| Fuel, t | coal 210 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 4 x 1 - 120/24 Armstrong 1.38ton BLR |
| Complement | 73 |
Standard scale images
Galileo Galilei 1888
Project history
Designed by Eng Director Carlo Vigna, and carrying a light gaff rig.
Modernizations
1895-1897, both: + 2 x 1 - 57/43 N, 2 x 5 - 37/20 H corto
1906, Galileo Galilei: - 4 x 1 - 120/24, 2 x 5 - 37/20; + 2 x 1 - 57/43 N, 1 x 1 - 11.4/94
Naval service
Galileo Galilei was sold for scrapping on 22.2.1915. Archimede was used as a powder hulk at La Spezia for some years after she was discarded.
