Pisa-class cruiser

Pisa in February 1932, showing the foremast added in the 1920s
Class overview
Name	Pisa
Operators	Regia Marina Hellenic Navy
In commission	1908 - 1952
Planned	3
Completed	3
Lost	1
Retired	2
Preserved	1
General characteristics
Type	armored cruiser
Displacement	9,832 tons
Speed	23.6 knots (43.7 km/h)
Complement	484
Armament	Pisa and Amalfi : 4 × 10-inch (254 mm)/45 guns (2 × 2) 8 × 7.5 in (190 mm)/45 guns (4 × 2) 16 × 3 in (76 mm)/40 guns 8 × 47 mm (1.9 in)/50 guns 4 × machine guns 3 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes Georgios Averof : 4 × 234mm (9.2in) guns (2×2) 8 × 190mm (7.5in) guns (4×2) 16 × 76mm (3in) guns 4 × 47 mm (1.85in) guns 3 × 430mm (17in) torpedo tubes
Notes	Ships in class include: Pisa, Amalfi, Georgios Averof

The Pisa class was a series of three armored cruisers built in Italy from 1905 - 1910.

Description

Right elevation and deck plan of Pisa as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual 1923

The ships were designed and built in Italy but were armed with British Elswick Ordnance Company guns.

History

The 3 Pisa-class armored cruisers were originally built for the Italian Regia Marina. However, budget problems led to the third ship being sold to Greece before completion, and it was completed as Georgios Averof for Greece, armed with 9.2-inch instead of 10-inch main guns. Georgios Averof served with the Hellenic Navy until 1952 and is now preserved as a museum ship in Faliron Bay near Athens.

Amalfi served with the Regia Marina in World War I and was torpedoed and sunk in 1915. Pisa served with the Regia Marina and was reclassified as a coastal battleship in 1921 and was used as a training ship until being scrapped in 1937.

See also

Media related to Pisa class cruiser at Wikimedia Commons

References

• Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9780870219078. OCLC 12119866. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)