| Italian Re
Umberto class battleships included Sicilia, Sardegna and Re Umberto.
L'italiano Re navi da guerra di classe di Umberto hanno incluso
Sicilia, Sardegna e Re Umberto.
Displacement: 9886 tons. Speed:
16knots. Complement: 507. Armament: four 17in
guns in pairs, two 6 inch guns, four 4.7 inch guns, two 14 inch torpedo
tubes. |
| Re Umberto |
17th October 1888 |
Used as depot ship in Genoa
in 1912. Became floating battery during WW1. Scrapped after 1920. |
| Sicilia |
6th July 1891 |
Became depot ship at
Taranto and then as a repair ship. Scrapped after 1923. |
| Sardegna |
20th September 1890 |
Scrapped after 1923. |
| Re
Umberto |
The Re Umberto in dock at Spezia in
1897. Named after the King of Italy was a sister ship of the Sicilia and
Sardegna. Re Umberto, Ruggiero di Lauria, Sicilia and Lepanto formed the
1st Division of the Active Squadron.
8" x 5" photo from naval magazine 1897
available price £15. plus post order ref: V3/184B order
magazine
photograph here
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Re Umberto pictured pre 1896
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reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker
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| Sicilia |
The Sicilia was one of the
newest and most powerful battleships in the Italian Navy in 1897. She
was christened by Queen Margherita who, after the benediction, attached
a consecrated ring by a ribbon to the stern as the ship entered the
water, according to the old Venetian usage of "wedding the ship to
the sea".
8" x 5" photo from naval magazine 1897
available price £15. plus post order ref: V3/90 order
magazine
photograph here
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| Sardegna |
Sardegna
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reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x
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