With thanks to Lazer_one
Of the Re Umberto-class consisting of the Re Umberto, Sardegna and Sicilia, although the Sardegna was considered to be a subclass. Preceded by the Ruggiero di Lauria class and succeeded by the Ammiraglio di Saint Bon class. Designed by Benedetto Brin.
Laid down at the Venice Naval Shipyard, Italy on 3 November 1884m launched on 6 June 1891, completed on 4 May 1895, depot ship after 1912, stricken on 9 July 1914, disarmed and used as depot ship for ammunition and for sailors, converted into a repair ship after 1915, stricken in 1923 and afterwards broken up.
Displacement 13.892 (normal)-15.702 (full load) tons and as dimensions 127,6 (over all) x 23,44 x 9,29 metres or 418’7.5” x 76’10.5”x 30’9”. The machinery consisted of two vertical compound steam engines and 18 coal fired cylindrical fire-tube boilers supplied 19.131 ihp allowing with the 2 screws a speed of 20,1 knots. With a speed of 10 knots varied the range between the 4.000-6.000 nautical miles. Her crew numbered 733 men. The armour consisted of a belt with a thickness of 10,2cm/4”, a 7,62cm/3” thick deck and with the barbettes and conning tower protected by respectively 34,9cm/13.75” and 30,2cm/11.88”. The armament consisted of 2x2-34,3cm/13’5“ /30 guns (fore and aft), 8x1-15,2cm/6” /40 al guns, 16x1-11,9cm/4.7” (mounted in casemates in the upper deck), 20x1-4,7cm/2.2” six pd guns, 10x1-3,7cm/1.5” guns and 5x1-45cm/17.7” surfaced torpedo launchers.
