Italian cruiser Tripoli

	Tripoli sometime before 1897
Class overview
Preceded by	Pietro Micca
Succeeded by	Goito class
History
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Tripoli
Namesake	Tripoli
Builder	Regio Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia
Laid down	10 June 1885
Launched	25 August 1886
Completed	1 December 1886
Stricken	4 March 1923
General characteristics
Type	Torpedo cruiser
Displacement	Normal: 835 long tons (848 t); Full load: 952 long tons (967 t);
Length	73.4 m (240 ft 10 in)
Beam	7.88 m (25 ft 10 in)
Draft	3.65 m (12 ft)
Installed power	6 × locomotive boilers; 2,543 ihp (1,896 kW);
Propulsion	3 × double-expansion steam engines; 3 × screw propellers;
Speed	17.5 kn (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph)
Range	1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	105–111
Armament	1 × 4.7 in (120 mm) gun; 6 × 57 mm (2.2 in) guns; 2 × 37 mm (1.5 in) guns; 3 × 37 mm Hotchkiss guns; 5 × 14 in (356 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armor	Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm)

Tripoli was the first modern torpedo cruiser built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy). She was built by the Regio Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia shipyard in 1885–86. The only vessel of her class, she provided the basis for the Goito and Partenope classes that followed. She was armed with five 14-inch (356 mm) torpedo tubes and a battery of light guns, and was capable of a top speed of 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph). Tripoli spent her career in the main Italian fleet, where she was occupied primarily with peacetime training exercises. She was modernized several times throughout her career, and in 1910, was converted into a minelayer, a role she served in for another thirteen years, including during World War I. She was the longest serving torpedo cruiser in the Italian fleet, with over 36 years in service by the time she was discarded in March 1923.

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