For other ships with the same name, see Italian ship Etna.
Etna in the 1890s, probably during her 1893 visit to the United States
History
Italy
Name
Etna
Namesake
Mount Etna
Builder
Regio Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia
Laid down
19 January 1883
Launched
26 September 1885
Commissioned
3 December 1887
Fate
Sold for scrap, 15 May 1921
General characteristics
Type
Protected cruiser
Displacement
3,474 long tons (3,530 t)
Length
283 ft 6 in (86.4 m)
Beam
42 ft 6 in (13 m)
Draft
19 ft (5.8 m)
Installed power
7,480 ihp (5,580 kW)
4 × fire-tube boilers
Propulsion
2 × compound steam engines
2 × screw propellers
Speed
17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Range
5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement
12 officers and 296 men
Armament
2 × 254 mm (10 in) guns
6 × 152 mm (6 in) guns
5 × 57 mm (2.2 in) Hotchkiss guns
5 × 37 mm (1.5 in) Hotchkiss guns
4 × 356 mm (14 in) torpedo tubes
Armor
Deck: 38 mm (1.5 in)
Conning tower: 13 mm (0.5 in)
Etna was a protected cruiser of the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) built in the 1880s. She was the lead ship of the Etna class, which included three sister ships. Named for Mount Etna on the island of Sicily, the ship was laid down in January 1883, was launched in September 1885, and was completed in December 1887. She was armed with a main battery of two 254 mm (10 in) and a secondary battery of six 152 mm (6 in) guns, and could steam at a speed of around 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph).
Etna frequently cruised abroad throughout her career, including visits to the United States for the World's Columbian Exposition and the Hudson–Fulton Celebration in 1893 and 1909, respectively. She served as a training ship for naval cadets from 1907. She saw action during the Italo-Turkish War of 1911–1912, primarily providing gunfire support to Italian troops ashore in Libya. By the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Etna had been withdrawn from service and was employed as a headquarters ship for the commander of the Italian fleet at Taranto and later for the light forces based at Brindisi. The old cruiser was finally sold for scrap in May 1921.
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