Italian cruiser Etna

Etna in the 1890s, probably during her 1893 visit to the United States
History
Italy
Name:	Etna
Namesake:	Mount Etna
Builder:	Castellammare
Laid down:	19 January 1883
Launched:	26 September 1885
Commissioned:	3 December 1887
Status:	Sold for scrap, 15 May 1921
General characteristics
Type:	Protected cruiser
Displacement:	3,474 long tons (3,530 t)
Length:	283 ft 6 in (86.4 m)
Beam:	42 ft 6 in (13.0 m)
Draft:	19 ft (5.8 m)
Installed power:	7,480 ihp (5,580 kW) 4 cylindrical boilers
Propulsion:	2 shafts, horizontal compound steam engines
Speed:	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Range:	5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement:	12 officers and 296 men
Armament:	2 × 10-inch (254 mm)/30 guns 6 × 6-inch (152 mm)/32 guns 5 × 6-pounder Hotchkiss 5 × 1-pounder Hotchkiss guns 4 × 14-inch (356 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor:	Deck: 1.5-inch (38 mm) Conning tower: .5 in (13 mm)

Etna was a protected cruiser of the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) built in the 1880s. She was the lead ship of the Etna class, which included three sister ships. Named for Mount Etna on the island of Sicily, the ship was laid down in January 1883, was launched in September 1885, and was completed in December 1887. She was armed with a main battery of two 10-inch (254 mm) and six 6-inch (152 mm) guns, and could steam at a speed of around 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph).

Etna frequently cruised abroad throughout her career, including visits to the United States for the World's Columbian Exposition and the Hudson-Fulton Celebration in 1893 and 1909, respectively. She served as a training ship for naval cadets from 1907. She saw action during the Italo-Turkish War of 1911–12, primarily providing gunfire support to Italian troops ashore in Libya. By the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Etna had been withdrawn from service and was employed as a headquarters ship for the commander of the Italian fleet at Taranto and later for the light forces based at Brindisi. The old cruiser was finally sold for scrap in May 1921.

Etna was 283 feet 6 inches (86.4 m) between perpendiculars, with a beam of 42 feet 6 inches (13.0 m). She had a mean draft of 19 feet (5.8 m) and displaced between 3,474 long tons (3,530 t). Her crew numbered 12 officers and 296 men. The ship had two horizontal compound steam engines, each driving a single propeller, with steam provided by four double-ended cylindrical boilers. Etna was credited with a top speed of 17.8 knots (33.0 km/h; 20.5 mph) from 7,480 indicated horsepower (5,580 kW). She had a cruising radius of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).