Italian cruiser Caprera
Caprera was a torpedo cruiser of the Partenope class built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1880s. She was built by the Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando shipyard; her keel was laid in July 1891, she was launched in May 1894, and was commissioned in December 1895. Her main armament were her five torpedo tubes, which were supported by a battery of eleven small-caliber guns. Caprera spent most of her career in the main Italian fleet, where she was primarily occupied with training exercises. She served in the Red Sea during the Italo-Turkish War of 1911–12, where she conducted shore bombardments and blockaded Ottoman ports in the area. Caprera did not remain in service long after the war, being sold for scrap in May 1913.
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Italian cruiser Caprera
Caprera was a torpedo cruiser of the Partenope class built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1880s. She was built by the Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando shipyard; her keel was laid in July 1891, she was launched in May 1894, and was commissioned in December 1895. Her main armament were her five torpedo tubes, which were supported by a battery of eleven small-caliber guns. Caprera spent most of her career in the main Italian fleet, where she was primarily occupied with training exercises. She served in the Red Sea during the Italo-Turkish War of 1911–12, where she conducted shore bombardments and blockaded Ottoman ports in the area. Caprera did not remain in service long after the war, being sold for scrap in May 1913.
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Caprera was a torpedo cruiser ...... ng sold for scrap in May 1913.
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1895-12-12
laying down
1891-07-27
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1894-05-06
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Sold for scrap in May 1913
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47,585,821
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722,676,717
Ship armament
*2 × guns
*6 × guns
*3 × guns
*5 × torpedo tubes
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Caprera in 1895, shortly after entering service
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Ship propulsion
*2 × Vertical triple-expansion steam engines
*2 screw propellers
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Caprera was a torpedo cruiser ...... ng sold for scrap in May 1913.
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Italian cruiser Caprera
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Caprera
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