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GUARDIANO iron gunboats (1874)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guardiano | R. Arsenale di La Spezia | 1871 | 1.5.1874 | 10.1874 | harbour duty ship 1895, discarded 3.1923 | ||
| Sentinella | R. Arsenale di La Spezia | 1872 | 31.12.1874 | 12.1874 | discarded 5.1904 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 261 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 30.5 |
| Breadth, m | 8.31 |
| Draught, m | 1.98 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 HC, 1 boiler |
| Power, h. p. | Guardiano: 231 Sentinella: 260 |
| Max speed, kts | Guardiano: 8.7 Sentinella: 9.1 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 229/14 Armstrong 12.6ton MLR |
| Complement | 48 |
Project history
Small "Rendell"-type gunboats.
Modernizations
1900, both: - 1 x 1 - 229/14; + 1 x 1 - 149/27 B, 1 x 1 - 11.4/94
early 1900s, both?: - 1 x 1 - 149/27; + 1 x 1 - 120/40 A91
1906, Guardiano: - 1 x 1 - 120/40, 1 x 1 - 6.5/115; + 2 x 1 - 37/25 H lungo
Naval service
No significant events.
