:Italian cruiser Confienza

{{main|Goito-class cruiser}}

{{lang|it|Confienza}} was {{convert|73.4|m|sp=us}} long overall and had a beam of {{convert|8.05|m|abbr=on}} and an average draft of {{convert|3.04|m|abbr=on}}. She displaced {{convert|756|LT|sp=us|lk=on}} normally. Her propulsion system consisted of two double-expansion steam engines each driving a single screw propeller, with steam supplied by four coal-fired locomotive boilers. {{lang|it|Confienza}} was slightly slower than her three sister ships, with a top speed of {{convert|17|kn|lk=in}} from {{convert|1962|ihp|lk=in}}; the other members of her class were a knot faster. {{lang|it|Confienza}} had a cruising radius of {{convert|1100|nmi|lk=in}} at a speed of {{convert|10|kn}}. She had a crew of between 105 and 121.{{sfn|Fraccaroli|p=347}}

The primary armament for {{lang|it|Confienza}} was five {{convert|14|in|abbr=on|0}} torpedo tubes. She carried a heavier gun armament than her sisters, and was the only vessel of the class to carry a medium-caliber weapon, a single {{convert|4.7|in|adj=on}} 32-caliber (cal.) gun mounted on the bow. She also carried a light gun battery for defense against torpedo boats. This consisted of six QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss 40-cal. guns and two {{convert|37|mm|abbr=on|1}} 20-cal. guns, all mounted singly. The ship was protected with an armored deck that was {{convert|1.5|in|abbr=on}} thick.{{sfn|Fraccaroli|p=347}}

The keel for {{lang|it|Confienza}} was laid down at the Arsenale di La Spezia in September 1887, the last member of her class to begin construction. She was launched on 28 July 1889, and fitting-out work was completed on 11 April 1890.{{sfn|Fraccaroli|p=347}} She then began her sea trials, which concluded in June.{{sfn|Notes on Ships – Italy|p=43}} On 1 October, she was stationed in Taranto along with the ironclads {{ship|Italian ironclad|Affondatore||2}} and {{ship|Italian ironclad|Ancona||2}}, the protected cruisers {{ship|Italian cruiser|Liguria||2}}, {{ship|Italian cruiser|Umbria||2}}, and {{ship|Italian cruiser|Etruria||2}}, the torpedo cruisers {{ship|Italian cruiser|Montebello||2}} and {{ship|Italian cruiser|Monzambano||2}}, and several other vessels. She remained there through 1894.{{sfn|Garbett 1894a|p=201}} Later in 1894, the ship was assigned to the Third Division of the Italian fleet, along with the ironclad {{ship|Italian ironclad|San Martino||2}} and the newly commissioned protected cruiser {{ship|Italian cruiser|Liguria||2}}.{{sfn|Garbett 1894b|p=565}} The following year, {{lang|it|Confienza}} was stationed in the 2nd Maritime Department, split between Taranto and Naples, along with most of the torpedo cruisers in the Italian fleet. These included her sister ships {{ship|Italian cruiser|Monzambano||2}}, {{ship|Italian cruiser|Montebello||2}}, and {{ship|Italian cruiser|Goito||2}}, the eight {{sclass|Partenope|cruiser|1}}s, and {{ship|Italian cruiser|Tripoli||2}}.{{sfn|Garbett 1895|p=90}}

The ship was stationed in Naples in 1900, along with the old ironclads {{ship|Italian ironclad|Regina Maria Pia||2}}, {{ship|Italian ironclad|Castelfidardo||2}}, and {{ship|Italian ironclad|Affondatore||2}}, the armored cruiser {{ship|Italian cruiser|Marco Polo||2}}, the other three {{lang|it|Goito}}-class cruisers, {{lang|it|Tripoli}}, and the two new {{sclass|Agordat|cruiser|1}}s.{{sfn|Garbett 1900|p=184}} {{lang|it|Confienza}}{{'}}s career was the shortest of the members of her class, having spent just over a decade in service before she was stricken from the naval register on 26 August 1901 and broken up for scrap.{{sfn|Fraccaroli|p=347}}

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• [https://www.marina.difesa.it/noi-siamo-la-marina/mezzi/mezzi-storici/Pagine/ABCD/confienza01.aspx Confienza] Marina Militare website {{in lang|it}}

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