 Folgore early in her career
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| History | |
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 Kingdom of Italy | |
| Builder | Regio Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia |
| Launched | 29 September 1886 |
| Commissioned | 16 February 1887 |
| Stricken | 12 April 1900 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1900 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Folgore-class torpedo cruiser |
| Displacement | 364 long tons (370 t) |
| Length | 56.7 meters (186 ft) |
| Beam | 6.31 m (20 ft 8 in) |
| Draft | 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 × double-expansion steam engines |
| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Complement | 57–70 |
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Folgore was a torpedo cruiser built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy), the lead ship of the Folgore class. Armed with three 14 in (356 mm) torpedo tubes and six light guns, she was capable of a top speed of 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph). She was built in the mid-1880s, was launched in September 1886, and was completed in February 1887. The ship spent her first two years in service either conducting training maneuvers with the main Italian fleet or in reserve status. She was badly damaged in a collision with the cruiser Giovanni Bausan in 1889, which reduced her effectiveness and cut her career short. Folgore spent the next eleven years primarily in the reserve, until she was sold for scrap in April 1901 and broken up.