&sq=&lang=&file=File:Italian_corvette_Caracciolo.jpg) Caracciolo cruising under sail
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Caracciolo |
| Operators | Regia Marina (Royal Navy) |
| Preceded by | Principessa Clotilde |
| Succeeded by | Vettor Pisani |
| Completed | 1 |
| History | |
| Builder | Regio Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia |
| Laid down | October 1865 |
| Launched | 18 January 1869 |
| Completed | 20 July 1870 |
| Fate | Discarded, 10 March 1907 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Screw corvette |
| Displacement | 1,553 long tons (1,578 t) |
| Length | 64.3 m (210 ft 11 in) pp |
| Beam | 10.94 m (35 ft 11 in) |
| Draft | 4.97 m (16 ft 4 in) |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 9.2 knots (17.0 km/h; 10.6 mph) |
| Range | 960 nmi (1,780 km; 1,100 mi) at 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) |
| Complement | 247 |
| Armament | 6 × 160 mm (6.3 in) guns |
Caracciolo was a screw corvette of the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) built in the 1860s. She was the first vessel of that type built after the unification of Italy, though the Italian fleet inherited several screw corvettes from the navies of Naples, Tuscany, and Sardinia. The ship was armed with a main battery of six 160 mm (6.3 in) guns. Originally built with both steam and sail propulsion, Caracciolo later had her engine removed for use as a training ship.