 Tripoli sometime before 1897
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | Pietro Micca |
| Succeeded by | Goito class |
| History | |
 Kingdom of Italy | |
| Name | Tripoli |
| Namesake | Tripoli |
| Builder | Regio Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia |
| Laid down | 10 June 1885 |
| Launched | 25 August 1886 |
| Completed | 1 December 1886 |
| Stricken | 4 March 1923 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Torpedo cruiser |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 73.4 m (240 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 7.88 m (25 ft 10 in) |
| Draft | 3.65 m (12 ft) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 17.5 kn (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) |
| Range | 1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 105–111 |
| Armament |
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| Armor | Deck: 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.