Italian armoured cruisers Pisa and Francesco Ferruccio visiting Amsterdam, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Handelsblad dated Wednesday 4 August 1926

In the locks at Ijmuiden, Netherlands in August 1926. Original url

Pisa-class

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Dutch Hr. Ms. Sumatra

An item reported the arrival early that morning at Ijmuiden, Netherlands of the Italian warships Pisa (1) and Ferruccio (2) exchanging salutes with the armoured fortress there. The Italian vice consul went on board of the Pisa to welcome her. The same morning arrived both ships at Amsterdam, Netherlands for a visit until the 11th. Around 11.30 o’clock arrived the Pisa described as a broad dark grey ship with 3 funnels of 10.000 tons. Passing the De Ruyterkade steamed she to the Javakade where the Dutch light cruiser Hr.Ms. Sumatra (3) was berthed exchanging salutes. Dutch naval officers, the Italian consul P. Loeb and civil authorities welcomed her. One hour later arrived the dark grey 7.500 tons Ferruccio with 2 funnels which also anchored alongside the Javakade. The edition of the 11th reported the departure of both ships at 14.00 o’clock towards Gravesend, England.

Notes
1. Of the Pisa-class with as sister ship the Amalfi and the Greek cruiser Georgios Averof. Laid down at the Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando, Livorno, Italy, Italy on 20 February 1905, launched on 15 September 1907, completed on 1 September 1909, reclassified from a 2nd class battleship into a coastal battleship and used as training ship on 1 July 1921, modified to take a Macchi M7 flying boat with her in 1925, training ship for lieutenants and naval cadets 1925-1930, decommissioned on 28 April 1937 and finally broken up.
2. Francesco Ferruccio of the Giuseppe Garibaldi-class, preceded by the Vettot Pisani-class and succeeded by the Pisa-class. Laid down at the Venice Naval Dockyard on 19 August 1899, launched on 23 April 1902, completed on 1 September 1905, training ship since 1919 and stricken on 1 April 1930 and afterwards broken up.
3. Laid down at the yard of the Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij at Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15 July 1916, launched 19 December 1920, scuttled as a block ship off Quistreham, France as part of an artifical harbour which was never realized. The wreck was sold in February 1951 to Persia [Iran] to be broken up. Due to lacking material caused by the First World War, enough budget and the loss of her turbines by fire was her launching and completion delayed. After the approval of the budget for 1919 was the building of the Sumatra and her sister ship Java continued. The ships were built based on a Krupp-design but in fact were both ships all altered before they even were commissioned.