Italian cruiser Tripoli

Tripoli sometime before 1897
Class overview
Preceded byPietro Micca
Succeeded byGoito class
History
Kingdom of Italy
NameTripoli
NamesakeTripoli
BuilderRegio Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia
Laid down10 June 1885
Launched25 August 1886
Completed1 December 1886
Stricken4 March 1923
General characteristics
TypeTorpedo cruiser
Displacement
Length73.4 m (240 ft 10 in)
Beam7.88 m (25 ft 10 in)
Draft3.65 m (12 ft)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed17.5 kn (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph)
Range1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement105–111
Armament
ArmorDeck: 1.5 in (38 mm)

Tripoli was the first modern torpedo cruiser built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy). She was built by the Regio Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia shipyard in 1885–86. The only vessel of her class, she provided the basis for the Goito and Partenope classes that followed. She was armed with five 14-inch (356 mm) torpedo tubes and a battery of light guns, and was capable of a top speed of 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph). Tripoli spent her career in the main Italian fleet, where she was occupied primarily with peacetime training exercises. She was modernized several times throughout her career, and in 1910, was converted into a minelayer, a role she served in for another thirteen years, including during World War I. She was the longest serving torpedo cruiser in the Italian fleet, with over 36 years in service by the time she was discarded in March 1923.