1 July 1863: Mount Etna Ship goes into service

01/07/15

The corvette of 2 ° order to propeller Etna enters service in Naples. The 17 1860 on March at the construction site of Castellammare di Stabia on behalf of the Bourbon Navy, the 17 on July 1862 was launched, after the Royal Navy decided to continue its construction.

The displacement of 1563 t, with a wooden hull and a copper-clad fairing, had an engine system on three cylindrical coal-fired boilers and an alternative 330 hp engine with a two-blade propeller; he was armed with 10 cannons from 16 cm, with 241 crewmen.

Uncovered battery units, elegant lines, with three armed mast masts with square and bowsprit sails with bows and a well proportioned sail surface. In its long career the unit will be well suited to the service of the country.

Source: Military Navy