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RAPIDO iron dispatch vessel (1877)
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Rapido 1880
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapido | Orlando, Livorno | 10/1873 | 16.11.1876 | 5/1877 | hulk 9.1907 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1433 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1523 |
| Length, m | 78.2 pp 81.1 oa |
| Breadth, m | 9.27 |
| Draught, m | 3.81 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VDE, 4 cylindrical boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1920 |
| Max speed, kts | 13.5 |
| Fuel, t | coal 320 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2800(12) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 75/21 Uchatius 29cwt BLR No1, 1 - 350 TT (beam) |
| Complement | 144 |
Standard scale images
Rapido 1877
Graphics
Rapido 1880
Project history
Designed by Chief Eng Luigi Borghi and rigged as a 4-masted topsail schooner.
Modernizations
1890: new armament consisted of 5 x 1 - 57/43 N, 2 x 1 - 11.4/94
1906Ж - 1 x 1 - 57/43, 2 x 1 - 11.4/94
Naval service
After 1907 she served as a harbour hulk at Genoa until 1912, when she was scrapped.
