Italian cruiser Dogali

Dogali was a unique protected cruiser built for the Italian Regia Marina in the 1880s at the Armstrong Whitworth shipyard at Elswick, to a design by the British naval architect William Henry White. She was first ordered by the Greek Navy as Salamis, was bought by Italy before completion, and was commissioned on 28 April 1887 under the name of the Battle of Dogali. She was the first warship fitted with triple-expansion engines, and her six 15 centimetre guns and speed of 19.66 knots on trials made her one of the fastest cruisers of her day. Her career was uneventful: she served with the main fleet, took part in the naval review in New York at the opening of the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893, and was present at Rio de Janeiro during the Revolta da Armada. In January 1908 she was sold to Uruguay and renamed 25 de Agosto, later Montevideo, was withdrawn from service in 1914 and was sold for scrap in 1932.