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Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk Italian Navy Battleships Re Umberto Class |
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Umberto class battleships included Sicilia, Sardegna and Re Umberto.
Displacement: 9886 tons. Speed: 16knots. Complement: 507. Armament: four 17in guns in pairs, two 6 inch guns, four 4.7 inch guns, two 14 inch torpedo tubes. |
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Re Umberto | 17th October 1888 | Used as depot ship in Genoa in 1912. Became floating battery during WW1. Scrapped after 1920. | |
Sicilia | 6th July 1891 | Became depot ship at Taranto and then as a repair ship. Scrapped after 1923. | |
Sardegna | 20th September 1890 | Scrapped after 1923. | |
Re Umberto | |||
The Re Umberto in dock at Spezia in 1897. Named after the King of Italy was a sister ship of the Sicilia and Sardegna. Re Umberto, Ruggiero di Lauria, Sicilia and Lepanto formed the 1st Division of the Active Squadron. 8" x 5" photo from naval magazine 1897 available price ?15. plus post order ref: V3/184B order magazine photograph here |
Re Umberto pictured pre 1896 A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PAN089 |
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Sicilia | |||
The Sicilia was one of the newest and most powerful battleships in the Italian Navy in 1897. She was christened by Queen Margherita who, after the benediction, attached a consecrated ring by a ribbon to the stern as the ship entered the water, according to the old Venetian usage of "wedding the ship to the sea". 8" x 5" photo from naval magazine 1897 available price ?15. plus post order ref: V3/90 order magazine photograph here |
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Sardegna | |||
Sardegna A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PAN090 |
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