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Sunday 17 June 2018

Italy building more warships according to the Dutch newspaper Nederlandsche staatscourant dated 16 August 1864

An item reported that on the 10th at the navy shipyard at Genoa, Italy a screw steamship of 400 hp and pierced for 22 guns was launched. She was laid down in March 1863. At the same yard were another two armoured ships being built just like a iron made yacht and further more was the building of an armoured battery prepared.