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| History | |
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 Italy | |
| Name | Lombardia |
| Namesake | Region of Lombardy |
| Builder | Regio Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia |
| Laid down | 19 November 1889 |
| Launched | 12 July 1890 |
| Commissioned | 16 February 1893 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 4 July 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Regioni-class protected cruiser |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 84.8 meters (278 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 12.03 m (39 ft 6 in) |
| Draft | 4.87 m (16 ft 0 in) |
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| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 18.4 knots (34.1 km/h; 21.2 mph) |
| Range | 2,100 nmi (3,900 km; 2,400 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 213–278 |
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Lombardia was a protected cruiser of the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) built in the 1890s. The ship was the second of six vessels in its class, but was the first to enter service. Named for the region of Lombardy, she was laid down in November 1889, was launched in July 1890, and was completed in February 1893. The ship was equipped with a main armament of four 15 cm (5.9 in) and six 12 cm (4.7 in) guns, and she could steam at a speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph).
Lombardia served in a variety of roles throughout her career. She was initially assigned as a scout for the main Italian fleet before a stint abroad in South America, where an outbreak of yellow fever killed half of her crew. Another period in the main fleet followed in the late 1890s, and in 1901, the ship was deployed to the China station. In late 1903, she cruised off Italian Somaliland, and in 1906 she was converted to a depot ship for submarines. She served in this role for the remainder of her career, including during the Italo-Turkish War in 1911–1912 and World War I in 1915–1918. Lombardia was eventually sold for scrap in July 1920.