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FLAVIO GIOIA steel corvette (1883)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flavio Gioia | R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia | 26.6.1879 | 12.6.1881 | 26.1.1883 | discarded 9.1920 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 2493 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 3064 |
| Length, m | 78.0 pp 84.5 oa |
| Breadth, m | 12.8 |
| Draught, m | 5.19 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 HR, 8 boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 4156 |
| Max speed, kts | 14 |
| Fuel, t | coal 500 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 10000 |
| Armour, mm | steel; deck |
| Armament | 8 x 1 - 149/27 B, 3 x 1 - 75/21 Uchatius 29cwt BL No1 |
| Complement | 268 |
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Flavio Gioia 1883
Project history
A barque-rigged steel corvette designed by Eng Insp Carlo Vigna, with machinery built by Penn.
Ship protection
There was a sloping protective deck and cellular layer.
Modernizations
1892: new armament consisted of 4 x 1 - 120/40 A, 2 - 350 TT (beam)
1910s: new armament consisted of 4 x 1 - 76/40 A, 2 x 1 - 6.5/115
Naval service
In 1892 she was converted to a TS. After having been discarded in 1920 she was used as a TS for boys at Naples under the designation CM181 and unofficial name of Caracciolo until 4.3.1923.
