Italian ironclad Francesco Morosini
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Francesco Morosini underway
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| Name: | Francesco Morosini |
| Namesake: | Francesco Morosini |
| Operator: | Regia Marina |
| Builder: | Venice Navy Yard |
| Laid down: | 4 December 1881 |
| Launched: | 30 July 1885 |
| Completed: | 21 August 1889 |
| Struck: | August 1909 |
| Fate: | Sunk as target, 15 September 1909 |
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| Class and type: | Ruggiero di Lauria-class ironclad battleship |
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| Length: | 105.9 m (347.4 ft) length overall |
| Beam: | 19.84 m (65.1 ft) |
| Draft: | 8.29 m (27.2 ft) |
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| Propulsion: | 2-shafts, 2 compound steam engines |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Endurance: | 2,800 nmi (5,186 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement: | 507–509 |
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Francesco Morosini was an ironclad battleship built in the 1880s and 1890s for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy). The ship, named for Francesco Morosini, the 17th-century Doge of Venice, was the second of three ships in the Ruggiero di Lauria class, along with Ruggiero di Lauria and Andrea Doria. She was armed with a main battery of four 17-inch (432 mm) guns, was protected with 17.75-inch (451 mm) thick belt armor, and was capable of a top speed of 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph).
The ship's construction period was very lengthy, beginning in August 1881 and completing in February 1888. She was quickly rendered obsolescent by the new pre-dreadnought battleships being laid down, and as a result, her career was limited. She spent her career alternating between the Active and Reserve Squadrons, where she took part in training exercises each year with the rest of the fleet. The ship was stricken from the naval register in August 1909; the following month, she was expended as a target ship for experiments with torpedoes.
Francesco Morosini was 105.9 meters (347 ft) long overall and had a beam of 19.84 m (65.1 ft) and an average draft of 8.37 m (27.5 ft). She displaced 9,886 metric tons (9,730 long tons) normally and up to 11,145 t (10,969 long tons) at full load. Her propulsion system consisted of a pair of compound steam engines each driving a single screw propeller, with steam supplied by eight coal-fired, oval boilers. Her engines produced a top speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) at 10,000 indicated horsepower (7,500 kW). She could steam for 2,800 nautical miles (5,200 km; 3,200 mi) at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). She had a crew of 507–509 officers and men.
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