'MESSAGGIERE'
1885. Discarded.
1885. Converted to depot ship. Machinery transferred to a new 'Messaggiere' built by Odero, Sestri Ponente.
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'MESSAGGIERE' | |
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| Built by: | Money Wigram & Son's, at Blackwall. |
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| Launched: | May 1863 |
| Tonnage: | 1,062 BM - 981 displacement |
| Length: | 240 . 0 feet. |
| Breadth: | 30 . 0 feet. |
| Depth: | 15 . 0 feet |
| Machinery: | Oscillating one cylinder 71 x 60 by J. Penn & Sons, Greenwich. 1681 lhp. 40 rpm. 4 Rectangular boilers. 30 psi. |
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| Built of: | Wood |
| Type: | Paddle despatch vessel - 3 masted schooner rig. |
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| Built for: | Italian Navy |
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| History: | 1873. The armament was 2 x 75mm 1885. Discarded. 1885. Converted to depot ship. Machinery transferred to a new 'Messaggiere' built by Odero, Sestri Ponente. |
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