Italian ironclad Terribile
Terribile in Naples in 1869
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 Kingdom of Italy
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| Name: | Terribile |
| Laid down: | June 1860 |
| Launched: | 16 February 1861 |
| Completed: | September 1861 |
| Fate: | Broken up |
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| Class and type: | Formidabile-class ironclad warship |
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| Length: | 65.8 m (215 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 14.44 m (47 ft 5 in) |
| Draft: | 5.45 m (17 ft 11 in) |
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| Propulsion: | One single-expansion steam engines |
| Speed: | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Range: | 1,300 nmi (2,400 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement: | 371 |
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| Armor: | Belt armor: 4.3 in (109 mm) |
Terribile was the first ironclad warship to be built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy), and the second member of the Formidabile class. Terribile and her sister, Formidabile, were both built in France. A broadside ironclad, she was laid down in June 1860, launched in February 1861, and was completed in September that year. She was the first Italian ironclad to enter service and was equipped with four 203 mm (8.0 in) and sixteen 164 mm (6.5 in) guns.
The ship took part in the operation off Lissa in 1866 during the Third Italian War of Independence. There, was tasked with neutralizing the Austrian coastal batteries protecting the port at Comisa, which placed her too far away to take part in the ensuing Battle of Lissa. The ship's postwar career was limited due to a combination of drastically reduced naval budgets and the appearance of more modern ironclads. In 1885, Terribile was withdrawn from service for use as a training ship. She remained in service until 1904 when she was broken up for scrap.
Terribile was 65.8 meters (216 ft) long overall; she had a beam of 14.44 m (47.4 ft) and an average draft of 5.45 m (17.9 ft). She displaced 2,682 metric tons (2,640 long tons; 2,956 short tons) normally and up to 2,807 t (2,763 long tons; 3,094 short tons) at full load. She had a crew of 371. Her propulsion system consisted of one single-expansion steam engine that drove a single screw propeller, with steam supplied by six coal-fired, rectangular boilers. Her engine produced a top speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) from 1,100 indicated horsepower (820 kW). She could steam for about 1,300 nautical miles (2,400 km; 1,500 mi) at her top speed. To supplement her steam engine, the ship was schooner-rigged.
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