Category:Castelfidardo (ship, 1864)

**Castelfidardo**
	ironclad warship of the Italian Royal Navy
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Instance of	pirofrigate;
Named after	Castelfidardo;
Country of origin	Kingdom of Italy;
Operator	Royal Italian Navy;
Location of creation	Saint-Nazaire;
Country of registry	Kingdom of Italy;
Vessel class	Pia-class ironclad;
Service entry	1 May 1864;
Service retirement	4 December 1910;
Significant event	ship launching (1863); keel laying (1862);
Beam	15.16 m;
Length	81.8 m;
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Typ	Frigate
Ship class	Regina Maria Pia
Built by	Goüin et Cie, Chantiers Guibert, Nantes
Keel laid	July 22, 1862
Launch date	August 1, 1863
Completion date	May 1864
Length overall	81.8 m (89.4 yd)
Beam	15.2 m (16.6 yd)
Draft	6.3 m (20.6 ft)
Displacement	4,600 t (10,214,760.00 lb)
Main engine	8 boilers, 1 shaft engine
Speed	13 knots

History

Castelfidardo was built in France and had a complete armour with spur of 3 meters at the bow and stern with falling curve. The armour stretched the entire length of the ship and 1.5 m. below the waterline and 2 meters above. Differed by Queen Maria Pia in displacement, equipping and in the number of boilers. He remained in service for over 40 years and participated in the Battle of Lissa then in service in the territorial and colonial waters and finally used as a training torpedo ship.