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Torpedo cruisers of Italy

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This topic comprises all of the torpedo cruisers built by the Italian Regia Marina from the 1870s to the 1890s. They are in most cases, experimental vessels, and all were superseded by later light cruisers that provided the same torpedo armament with better speed, armor, and gun armament. Many of the vessels were either in reserve or scrapped outright by the time Italy fought its first major war of the period, the Italo-Turkish War of 1911–1912, but a few of the vessels saw action, primarily as gunfire support vessels. Several were still in service during World War I, albeit mostly in secondary roles like minelayers and training ships, and all were discarded in the early 1920s. Thanks to all who take the time to review the topic. Parsecboy (talk) 11:54, 6 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]