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CRISTOFORO COLOMBO steel corvette (1894)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristoforo Colombo | R. Arsenale de Venezia | 1.9.1890 | 24.9.1892 | 16.10.1894 | discarded 3.1907 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2713 |
| Length, m | 76.4 pp |
| Breadth, m | 11.3 |
| Draught, m | 5.69 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 HC, 6 boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2321 |
| Max speed, kts | 13 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 8 x 1 - 120/40 A, 2 x 1 - 75/21 Uchatius 29cwt BL No1 |
| Complement | 238 |
Standard scale images
Cristoforo Colombo 1894
Project history
This vessel was virtually a repetition, in steel, of the previous Cristoforo Colombo, and was designed by Eng Insp Benedetto Brin as a station ship for the Red Sea. Barque-rigged, she had a copper-sheathed hull and used the same machinery as her namesake although developing less power.
Modernizations
1900s: - 2 x 1 - 75/21
Naval service
No significant events.
