Giuseppe Garibaldi-class cruiser

	Kasuga in 1900
Class overview
Name	Giuseppe Garibaldi
Builders	Ansaldo, Genoa-Sestri Ponente, Italy; Orlando, Livorno;
Operators	Argentine Navy; Regia Marina; Imperial Japanese Navy; Spanish Navy;
Preceded by	Vettor Pisani class
Succeeded by	Pisa class
Subclasses	Garibaldi; Giuseppe Garibaldi
Built	1895–1904
In commission	1896–1954
Planned	11
Completed	10
Cancelled	1
Lost	3
Scrapped	7
General characteristics
Type	Armored cruiser
Displacement	6,840 t (6,732 long tons) Garibaldi; 7,400–7,700 t (7,283–7,578 long tons) Giuseppe Garibaldi;
Length	108.8 m (356 ft 11 in) w/l; 111.73 m (366 ft 7 in) o/a;
Beam	18.9 m (62 ft 0 in)
Draught	7.32 m (24 ft 0 in)
Installed power	13,000–13,500 ihp (9,700–10,100 kW); 8–24 Boilers
Propulsion	2 Shafts; 2 Triple-expansion steam engines;
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	555 officers and enlisted men; (578 as flagship);
Armament	2 gun turrets, each with; 1 × 254 mm (10 in) gun or 2 × 203 mm (8 in) guns; 10–14 × single 152 mm (6 in) guns; 0–6 × single 120 mm (4.7 in) guns; 10 × single 76 mm (3 in) guns; 6 × single 47 mm (1.9 in) guns; 4 × single 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Waterline belt: 70–150 mm (2.8–5.9 in); Deck: 20–40 mm (0.79–1.57 in); Barbette: 100–150 mm (3.9–5.9 in); Conning tower: 150 mm (5.9 in);

The Giuseppe Garibaldi-class cruisers were a class of ten armoured cruisers built in Italy in the 1890s and the first decade of the 20th century. The ships were built for both the Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) and for export. With the class being named for Italian unifier and nationalist Giuseppe Garibaldi.

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