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Varese 1904  

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Giuseppe Garibaldi			Ansaldo, Genova	1894	27.5.1895	12.10.1896 // ---	incomplete to Argentina 1896 (Garibaldi)
Varese			Orlando, Livorno	1895	25.5.1896	5/1898 // ---	incomplete to Argentina 1896 (San Martin)
Varese			Orlando, Livorno	6/1896	25.7.1897	11/1898 // ---	incomplete to Argentina 1896 (General Belgrano)
Giuseppe Garibaldi			Ansaldo, Genova	1895	16.9.1896	16.5.1898 // ---	incomplete to Spain 5.1896 (Cristóbal Colón)
Giuseppe Garibaldi			Ansaldo, Genova	8/1896	25.9.1897	9/1898 // ---	incomplete to Argentina (Pueyrredon)
Varese			Orlando, Livorno	21.4.1898	6.8.1899	5.4.1901	TS 1920, discarded 1.1923
Giuseppe Garibaldi			Ansaldo, Genova	8.6.1898	29.6.1899	1.1.1901	sunk 18.7.1915
Francesco Ferruccio			Arsenale di Venezia	19.8.1899	23.4.1902	1.9.1905	TS 1924, discarded 4.1930

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	7234
Displacement full, t	7972
Length, m	104.9 pp 111.8 oa
Breadth, m	18.3
Draught, m	7.10
No of shafts	2
Machinery	Varese: 2 VTE, 24 Belleville boilers Giuseppe Garibaldi, Franceso Ferruccio: 2 VTE, 24 Niclausse boilers
Power, h. p.	13500 Varese: 14713 Giuseppe Garibaldi: 13655
Max speed, kts	19.5 Varese: 20 Giuseppe Garibaldi: 19.7 Franceso Ferruccio: 19.3
Fuel, t	coal 1200
Endurance, nm(kts)	4400(10)
Armour, mm	belt: 150 - 75, upper belt: 150, barbettes: 150 - 100, turrets: 150, casemates: 150, deck: 38 - 25, CT: 150
Armament	Giuseppe Garibaldi, Varese: 1 x 1 - 254/40 A, 1 x 2 - 203/45, 14 x 1 - 152/40 A99, 10 x 1 - 76/40 A, 6 x 1 - 47/40 H, 2 x 1 - 6.5/115, 4 - 450 TT (beam) Francesco Ferruccio: 1 x 1 - 254/40 A99, 1 x 2 - 203/45, 14 x 1 - 152/40 A99, 10 x 1 - 76/40 A, 6 x 1 - 47/40 H, 2 x 1 - 6.5/115, 4 - 450 TT (beam)
Complement	510 - 559

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Project history

A very successful class of ships, designed by Eng Insp Edoardo Masdea, which was intermediate between the battleship and the cruiser types, with the ability to fight in the battle fleet, and provided with sufficient speed to avoid action with superior enemy ships if necessary. On a relatively small displacement they were well armed, well protected and fast cruisers. The original Italian ships of this class were bought by other navies - Giuseppe Garibaldi (i), Varese (i), Varese (ii) and Giuseppe Garibaldi (iii) going to Argentina and Giuseppe Garibaldi (ii) to Spain - and the sixth vessel was the first to enter Italian service. Two other vessels of the class were originally transferred to Argentina but were ultimately purchased by Japan, becoming Kasuga and Nisshin.

Ship protection

Main 150mm belt (full ship length, 2.8m high) and upper belt (52x2.0m) expanded to upper deck connecting with 150mm casemate protection, main and upper belts were closed by 150mm bulkheads abreast barbettes. Main belt thickness was 75mm on short parts at ship ends. 25mm deck was connected with lower edge of main belt by 38mm slopes. It has turtleback form and 38-25mm thickness outside barbettes. CT had 150mm sides. All 254, 203 and 152mm guns had 150mm protection.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service Giuseppe

Giuseppe Garibaldi was sunk 18.7.1915 off Cattaro by torpedo from Austrian submarine U4. Remaining two ships after war served as training ships. Varese was converted and employed as a TS from 1920 to 1922; Francesco Ferruccio was converted and employed as a TS for the cadets of the Naval Academy of Leghorn from 1924 till 1929.