An item referred to the magazine Italia Militare e Marine reporting ported that on 14 March at the shipyard of the brothers Orlando at Livorno the Italian protected torpedo cruiser Aretusa (1) of the Tripoli-design was launched. She was to be completely armed and fitted out at the same yard. Her hull was complete made of steel and she was to be armed with quick firing guns and torpedo tubes. Displacement of 700 ton. Her engines were to deliver more as 4.000 hp allowing an expected speed of more as 21 miles. Earlier were in April two other large Italian cruisers (the Umbria and Etruria) launched at the same yard.
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1. Laid down on 1 June 1889, Launched on 14 March 1891, completed on 1 September a year later and stricken on 14 November 1912. Sister ships Partenope, Minerva, Euridice, Urania, Iride, Caprera and Calatafimi. An improved Tripoli design from engineer inspector Carlo Vigna (born at San Giorgio Canavese, co-designer of the first Italian submarine Delfino).
