Folgore-class cruiser

	Folgore early in her career
Class overview
Operators	Kingdom of Italy
Preceded by	Goito class
Succeeded by	Partenope class
In commission	1887–1908
Completed	2
Scrapped	2
General characteristics
Type	Torpedo cruiser
Displacement	364 long tons (370 t)
Length	56.7 meters (186 ft)
Beam	6.31 m (20 ft 8 in)
Draft	2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)
Installed power	4 × locomotive boilers; 2,150 indicated horsepower (1,600 kW);
Propulsion	2 × double-expansion steam engines; 2 × screw propellers;
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement	57–70
Armament	3 × 14 in (356 mm) torpedo tubes; 2 × 57 mm (2.24 in) guns; 4 × 37 mm (1.5 in) guns;

The Folgore class was a pair of torpedo cruisers built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1880s. The two ships—Folgore and Saetta—were designed by Benedetto Brin during a period of experimentation with the theories of the Jeune École in the 1880s. The vessels were armed with three 14 in (356 mm) torpedo tubes, and they had a top speed of 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph). Both ships' careers were uneventful, and they spent most of their time in service conducting training exercises. Folgore was seriously damaged in a collision in 1889, and was thereafter reduced to reserve status, as the damage could not be completely repaired. She was eventually sold for scrapping in 1900, while Saetta served as a gunnery training ship from 1897 to 1908, when she too was dismantled.

Class overview
Folgore early in her career
Operators	Kingdom of Italy
Preceded by	Goito class
Succeeded by	Partenope class
In commission	1887–1908
Completed	2
Scrapped	2
General characteristics
Type	Torpedo cruiser
Displacement	364 long tons (370 t)
Length	56.7 meters (186 ft)
Beam	6.31 m (20 ft 8 in)
Draft	2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)
Installed power	4 × locomotive boilers 2,150 indicated horsepower (1,600 kW)
Propulsion	2 × double-expansion steam engines 2 × screw propellers
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement	57–70
Armament	3 × 14 in (356 mm) torpedo tubes 2 × 57 mm (2.24 in) guns 4 × 37 mm (1.5 in) guns