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ANDREA PROVANA steel gunboats (1885)
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Sebastiano Veniero
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Provana | Orlando, Livorno | 1883 | 25.5.1884 | 1885 | discarded 8.1901 | ||
| Sebastiano Veniero | Orlando, Livorno | 1883 | 25.5.1884 | 1885 | discarded 8.1903 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | Andrea Provana: 632 Sebastiano Veniero: 619 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 51.5 |
| Breadth, m | 8.01 |
| Draught, m | 3.40 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 2 boilers |
| Power, h. p. | Andrea Provana: 1087 Sebastiano Veniero: 1160 |
| Max speed, kts | Andrea Provana: 13.6 Sebastiano Veniero: 13.4 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 6 x 1 - 120/20 Armstrong 1.26ton BLR, 4 x 1 - 25/41 N |
| Complement | 95 - 107 |
Standard scale images
similar Cariddi 1880
Graphics
Sebastiano Veniero
Project history
Barque-rigged vessels designed by Insp Eng Giuseppe Micheli for operations on the rivers of the Plata basin.
Modernizations
1893, both: - 2 x 1 - 120/20
1900, Andrea Provana: - 4 x 1 - 120/20, 4 x 1 - 25/41; + 4 x 1 - 76/40 A
1900, Sebastiano Veniero: - 4 x 1 - 25/41; + 3 x 1 - 37/25 H lungo
Naval service
Cariddi was stranded 70nm N at Massawa (Red Sea) on 23.12.1900 and her wreck was sold.
