Italian cruiser Lombardia

Lombardia's sister ship Etruria in 1895
History
Name:	Lombardia
Namesake:	Region of Lombardy
Laid down:	19 November 1889
Launched:	12 July 1890
Commissioned:	16 February 1893
Fate:	Sold for scrap, 4 July 1920
General characteristics
Class and type:	Regioni-class cruiser
Displacement:	Full load: 3,110 t (3,060 long tons; 3,430 short tons)
Length:	84.8 m (278 ft)
Beam:	12.03 m (39.5 ft)
Draft:	4.87 m (16.0 ft)
Installed power:	4 water-tube boilers, 6,010 ihp (4,480 kW)
Propulsion:	2 shaft triple-expansion engines
Speed:	18.4 knots (34.1 km/h; 21.2 mph)
Range:	2,100 nmi (3,900 km; 2,400 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement:	213–278
Armament:	4 × 15 cm (5.9 in) guns 6 × 12 cm (4.7 in) guns 1 × 75 mm (3.0 in) gun 8 × 57 mm (2.2 in) guns 2 × 45 cm (18 in) torpedo tubes
Armor:	Deck: 50 mm (2.0 in) Conning tower: 50 mm

Lombardia was a protected cruiser of the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) built in the 1890s. The ship was the second of six vessels in its class, but was the first to enter service. Named for the region of Lombardy, she was laid down in November 1889, was launched in July 1890, and was completed in February 1893. The ship was equipped with a main armament of four 15 cm (5.9 in) and six 12 cm (4.7 in) guns, and she could steam at a speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph).

Lombardia served in a variety of roles throughout her career. She was initially assigned as a scout for the main Italian fleet before a stint abroad in South America, where an outbreak of yellow fever killed half of her crew. Another period in the main fleet followed in the late 1890s, and in 1901, the ship was deployed to the China station. In late 1903, she cruised off Italian Somaliland, and in 1906 she was converted to a depot ship for submarines. She served in this role for the remainder of her career, including during the Italo-Turkish War in 1911–12 and World War I in 1915-18. Lombardia was eventually sold for scrap in July 1920.

Lombardia was 84.8 meters (278 ft) long overall and had a beam of 12.03 m (39.5 ft) and a draft of 4.87 m (16.0 ft). She displaced up to 3,110 metric tons (3,060 long tons; 3,430 short tons) at full load. Her propulsion system consisted of a pair of horizontal triple-expansion engines, with steam supplied by four cylindrical water-tube boilers. On her speed trials, she reached a maximum of 18.4 knots (34.1 km/h; 21.2 mph) at 6,010 indicated horsepower (4,480 kW). The ship had a cruising radius of about 2,100 nautical miles (3,900 km; 2,400 mi) at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). She had a crew of between 213–278.