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MESSAGGERO steel paddle dispatch vessel (1888)
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Messaggero
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messaggero | Odero, Sestri Ponente | 1883 | 13.7.1885 | 10/1888 | depot ship 3.1907 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1005 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1137 |
| Length, m | 72.0 pp |
| Breadth, m | 9.14 |
| Draught, m | 3.16 |
| No of shafts | side wheels |
| Machinery | 1 HSE, 4 rectangular boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1797 |
| Max speed, kts | 14 |
| Fuel, t | coal 320 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 4 x 1 - 75/21 Uchatius 29cwt BLR No1 |
| Complement | 107 |
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Messaggero 1888
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Messaggero
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.
