 Dogali, date unknown
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| Class overview | |
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| Preceded by | Etna class |
| Succeeded by | Piemonte |
| History | |
 Italy | |
| Name | Dogali |
| Builder | Armstrong Whitworth |
| Laid down | 13 February 1885 |
| Launched | 23 December 1885 |
| Commissioned | 28 April 1887 |
| Fate | Sold to Uruguay, January 1908 |
 Uruguay | |
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| Acquired | January 1908 |
| Commissioned | 28 April 1887 |
| Out of service | 1914 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1932 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Protected cruiser |
| Displacement | 2,050 long tons (2,080 t) |
| Length | 76.2 m (250 ft) |
| Beam | 11.28 m (37 ft) |
| Draft | 4.42 m (14 ft 6 in) |
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| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 17.68 knots (32.74 km/h; 20.35 mph) |
| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 224–247 |
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Dogali was a unique protected cruiser built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1880s. Notably, she was the first warship equipped with triple-expansion engines. The ship was originally ordered by the Greek Navy and named Salamis, but she was sold to the Regia Marina before she was completed and renamed for the Battle of Dogali. She was armed with a main battery of six 15-centimeter (5.9 in) guns and reached a speed of 19.66 knots (36.41 km/h; 22.62 mph) on her sea trials, making her one of the fastest cruisers at the time.
Dogali's career was uneventful; she served with the main Italian fleet for the first few years of her career and visited the United States in 1893 for the start of the World's Columbian Exposition. In January 1908, the ship was sold to Uruguay and renamed 25 de Agosto and later Montevideo. In 1914, the cruiser was withdrawn from service, but she was not disposed of until 1932 when she was sold for scrap.