Italian cruiser Cristoforo Colombo (1892)

Cristoforo Colombo (Italian pronunciation: [kriˈstɔːforo koˈlombo]) was an Italian unprotected cruiser or steel corvette (the older terminology) which was a replacement of an earlier ship with the same name. The original ship, the cruiser Cristoforo Colombo (1875), had a wooden hull and was armed with 8 4.7in., breech-loading guns and possibly a torpedo tube. This ship was aging by 1890 when it was decided that a ship of similar size and performance was adequate for the role.

Italian cruiser Cristoforo Colombo (1892)

Cristoforo Colombo (Italian pronunciation: [kriˈstɔːforo koˈlombo]) was an Italian unprotected cruiser or steel corvette (the older terminology) which was a replacement of an earlier ship with the same name. The original ship, the cruiser Cristoforo Colombo (1875), had a wooden hull and was armed with 8 4.7in., breech-loading guns and possibly a torpedo tube. This ship was aging by 1890 when it was decided that a ship of similar size and performance was adequate for the role.