Italian ironclad Terribile
Terribile in Naples in 1869 | |
| History | |
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| Kingdom of Italy | |
| Name | Terribile |
| Laid down | June 1860 |
| Launched | 16 February 1861 |
| Completed | September 1861 |
| Stricken | 1904 |
| Fate | Broken up |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Formidabile-class ironclad warship |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 65.8 m (215 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 14.44 m (47 ft 5 in) |
| Draft | 5.45 m (17 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| 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 |
| Armament |
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| Armor | Belt armor: 109 mm (4.3 in) |
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 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 In 1885, Terribile was withdrawn from service for use as a training ship.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.