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launching; to have done so would have allowed the unfinished ship to crash into the sea wall on the opposite side of the harbor. Instead, she had to be lowered by chains. The work lasted some six hours, and during the operation, one of the chains snapped and killed one of the shipyard workers and
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also carried out hydrographic surveys of the treacherous waters in the
Straits of Magellan, which were not well documented at the time. The ship arrived back in Montevideo on 17 December. She sailed north to Buenos Aires, but was unable to dock there due to an outbreak of
322:. She made a circumnavigation of the globe, which lasted from 1865 to 1868, making her the first Italian vessel to do so. The voyage included diplomatic missions to China and Japan, along with scientific explorations and surveys. She saw little service thereafter, and was
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carried too many guns for the expedition, which was intended to be a peaceful mission, and they took up space that could have been more useful to store additional maps and scientific instruments.
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was the first
Italian ship to circumnavigate the globe. The ship carried several passengers during the voyage, including a diplomatic delegation that was to be the first Italian mission to
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on 5 July. The ship remained in Japan for the next two months, and
Arminjon and the diplomats met with representatives of the Japanese government. On 1 September, she departed Japan for
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to replace the previously imported worms that had been devastated by disease in the early 1860s. She also had several scientists aboard, among them the anthropologist and zoologist
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on 15 September and anchored in Naples on 28 September, arriving to little public fanfare, which surprised
Giglioli, who remarked that "it was as if the ship had come back from
613:; the group was meant to establish trading relations with China and Japan on the trip. The mission to Japan had particular importance, as the Italians sought to import
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della Croce, Norberto (2002). "Italian
Contributions to the Knowledge of the Southeast Pacific Ocean". In Benson, Keith Rodney; Rehbock, Philip F. (eds.).
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as an escort. Preparations were begun for the voyage, but
British objections to the plan led to its cancellation, however. In 1873, the ship visited
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In addition to the observations made by
Giglioli and the other scientists and the hydrographic surveys conducted in South American waters,
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316:. The ship was built in the late 1850s and early 1860s; by the time she was completed, Italy had unified and so she only served in the
408:. The ship had a top speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) under steam, and the propulsion system was rated to produce 1,900
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late in the year. While the ship cruised in South
American waters, Giglioli made extensive observations of whales and dolphins.
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also brought back twenty-five boxes of valuable items for display in
Italian museums. Giglioli later noted that
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met the vessels there to embark the group of scientists and diplomats. She then proceeded around the
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Political and Economic Relations: From the Treaty of Friendship to the Second World War
755:, Chile, on 23 August, arriving there a month later on 25 September. She then passed through the
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733:. During her period in Australian waters, she conducted an extensive survey of the island of
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in southern Africa. After passing through the Indian Ocean and entering the Pacific in 1866,
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in the Pacific in the early 1870s, and in 1872, a plan was formulated to send the vessels
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in the city. On 2 January 1868, the ship got underway to return to Italy. She passed the
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on 18 July 1862, by which time Tuscany had been absorbed into the newly created
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had sailed to visit Australia and New Zealand, including a month-long stay in
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went on a major cruise around the world, under the command of Frigate Captain
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there to protect Italian commercial interests. The unit also included the
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had been sent to South American waters by 1864. The Italian Navy, and the
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was already in South America, the diplomats and scientists traveled from
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of twenty guns. These consisted of four 160 mm (6.3 in)
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Fraccaroli, Aldo (1979). "Italy". In Gardiner, Robert (ed.).
1220:. Seattle: University of Washington Press. pp. 204–209.
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Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Geographischen Gesellschaft
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389:. The ship had a crew of 308 officers and enlisted men.
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1239:[Notes on the Navy and Military Ports of Italy].
1237:"Notes sur La Marine Et Les Ports Militaires de L'Italie"
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to supplement the steam engine on long voyages overseas.
1173:. Vienna: Verlag der Geographischen Gesellschaft: 37–40.
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1264:. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 334–359.
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747:then continued across the south Pacific, bound for
495:was completed in 1863 and entered service with the
357:up to 5.9 m (19 ft 4 in). She had a
1287:] (in German). 29 July 1862. pp. 221–222.
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1333:. Vienna: Druck und Commission Verlag: 155–158.
1321:Streffleur, V., ed. (1865). "Italia Militare".
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650:, departing on 8 November 1865 and arriving in
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702:, China, Filippi died. After departing China,
682:. The ship next sailed for Japan, arriving in
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1218:Oceanographic History: The Pacific and Beyond
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412:(1,400 kW). She was fitted with a three-
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1295:[Magenta: 1st Rank Screw Corvette].
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353:of 12.9 m (42 ft 4 in). She
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1293:"Magenta: Corvetta ad elica di I° ordine"
1201:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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345:and 67.1 m (220 ft 2 in)
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373:and 2,669 long tons (2,712 t) at
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1125:] (in German) (41). Vienna: 318.
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670:made stops at the British colony of
430:guns, two 200 mm (7.9 in)
178:67.1 m (220 ft 2 in)
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400:. Steam was provided by a pair of
189:12.9 m (42 ft 4 in)
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720:for repairs that lasted a month.
197:5.9 m (19 ft 4 in)
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694:River, and then anchored in the
385:to protect the wood from marine
19:
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1314:The London and China Telegraph
1241:La Revue Maritime et Coloniale
1197:Cresciani, Gianfranco (2003).
515:before it, maintained a small
381:was constructed with wood and
341:was 63.7 m (209 ft)
272:4 × 160 mm (6.3 in)
266:2 × 200 mm (7.9 in)
213:1,900 ihp (1,400 kW)
1:
1490:Corvettes of the Regia Marina
1340:Imperialism in Southeast Asia
1245:The Naval and Colonial Review
1138:Beauchamp, Edward R. (1990).
1110:
638:, Italy, aboard the steamers
7:
1279:"Italien" [Italy].
1157:Becker, M. A., ed. (1869).
1142:. Boulder: Westview Press.
737:. She attempted to stop in
489:wounded several other men.
343:long between perpendiculars
248:(19 km/h; 12 mph)
10:
1511:
1338:Tarling, Nicholas (2004).
1327:Austrian Military Magazine
1235:Dupont, Paul, ed. (1872).
1078:London and China Telegraph
434:, and fourteen 40-pounder
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1199:The Italians in Australia
654:, Uruguay, on 5 January.
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860:
845:. In 1875, the ship was
1182:. Abingdon: Routledge.
619:Enrico Hillyer Giglioli
144:General characteristics
1312:"Naval and Military".
1123:New Military Newspaper
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1178:Coco, Orazio (2024).
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422:She was armed with a
1495:Ships built in Italy
1421:Principessa Clotilde
1119:Neue Militär-Zeitung
513:Royal Sardinian Navy
410:indicated horsepower
383:sheathed with copper
314:unification of Italy
300:, originally of the
1329:] (in German).
1285:The Peoples' Friend
1247:] (in French).
1169:] (in German).
1044:, pp. 206–207.
932:, pp. 335–336.
772:Strait of Gibraltar
757:Straits of Magellan
712:and had to stop in
593:From 1865 to 1868,
394:marine steam engine
227:marine steam engine
1463:Cristoforo Colombo
1442:Cristoforo Colombo
680:French Cochinchina
623:Filippo De Filippi
621:and the scientist
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549:were stationed in
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1471:
1271:978-0-85177-133-5
1208:978-0-521-53778-0
1056:, pp. 39–39.
801:By October 1871,
718:Dutch East Indies
708:was damaged in a
662:Cape of Good Hope
601:Vittorio Arminjon
563:, Argentina. The
559:was stationed in
402:fire-tube boilers
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87:Succeeded by
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551:Río de la Plata
482:Vecchia Darsena
460:in 1859 at the
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442:Service history
398:screw propeller
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233:screw propeller
202:Installed power
139:Broken up, 1875
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503:(Royal Navy).
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1400:San Giovanni
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1299:(in Italian)
1296:
1284:
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1179:
1170:
1166:
1162:
1139:
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1118:
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1085:
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1037:
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990:, p. 2.
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822:
814:San Giovanni
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561:Buenos Aires
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499:Regia Marina
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424:main battery
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391:
365:(2,552
359:displacement
347:long overall
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337:
326:in 1875 and
319:Regia Marina
308:Regia Marina
292:
291:
290:
166:(2,712
159:Displacement
123:18 July 1862
91:
80:San Giovanni
79:
68:(Royal Navy)
64:Regia Marina
25:
1303:16 December
1042:della Croce
470:Tuscan Navy
312:during the
302:Tuscan Navy
75:Preceded by
57:Tuscan Navy
1485:1862 ships
1479:Categories
1428:Caracciolo
1111:References
942:Streffleur
930:Fraccaroli
878:Fraccaroli
753:Valparaiso
652:Montevideo
611:Qing China
584:Sketch of
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417:square rig
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281:smoothbore
253:Complement
220:Propulsion
1131:224831739
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696:Bohai Sea
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99:Completed
51:Operators
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739:Auckland
735:Tasmania
688:Shanghai
628:Because
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726:Magenta
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657:Magenta
631:Magenta
606:Magenta
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293:Magenta
107:History
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28:in port
26:Magenta
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1066:Dupont
1054:Becker
973:Becker
819:Borneo
809:Venice
731:Sydney
676:Saigon
647:Ordita
641:Regina
636:Naples
556:Ercole
546:Ercole
534:Veloce
525:Ercole
438:guns.
428:rifled
414:masted
406:funnel
377:. Her
334:Design
296:was a
274:rifled
175:Length
162:2,669
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246:knots
241:Speed
194:Draft
1414:Etna
1344:ISBN
1305:2023
1266:ISBN
1222:ISBN
1203:ISBN
1184:ISBN
1144:ISBN
1127:OCLC
1030:Coco
988:Coco
853:for
825:and
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714:Java
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446:The
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283:guns
276:guns
231:1 ×
225:1 ×
207:2 ×
186:Beam
149:Type
136:Fate
131:1863
115:1859
92:Etna
39:Name
1331:III
1171:XII
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