For other ships with the same name, see Italian ship Folgore.
Folgore early in her career
History
Kingdom of Italy
Builder
Regio Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia
Launched
29 September 1886
Commissioned
16 February 1887
Stricken
12 April 1900
Fate
Broken up, 1900
General characteristics
Class and type
Folgore-class torpedo cruiser
Displacement
364 long tons (370 t)
Length
56.7 meters (186 ft)
Beam
6.31 m (20 ft 8 in)
Draft
2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)
Installed power
4 × locomotive boilers
2,150 indicated horsepower (1,600 kW)
Propulsion
2 × double-expansion steam engines
Speed
17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement
57–70
Armament
3 × 14 in (356 mm) torpedo tubes
2 × 57 mm (2.2 in) guns
4 × 37 mm (1.5 in) guns
Folgore was a torpedo cruiser built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy), the lead ship of the Folgore class. Armed with three 14 in (356 mm) torpedo tubes and six light guns, she was capable of a top speed of 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph). She was built in the mid-1880s, was launched in September 1886, and was completed in February 1887. The ship spent her first two years in service either conducting training maneuvers with the main Italian fleet or in reserve status. She was badly damaged in a collision with the cruiser Giovanni Bausan in 1889, which reduced her effectiveness and cut her career short. Folgore spent the next eleven years primarily in the reserve, until she was sold for scrap in April 1901 and broken up.
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