Italian cruiser Umbria
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Umbria was a protected cruiser of the Italian Regia Marina built in the 1890s. She was the lead ship of the Regioni class, which included five other vessels. All of the ships were named for current or
Umbria's sister ship Etruria in 1895
Plan and profile drawing of the Regioni class
French cruiser Dupuy de Lôme
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Dupuy de Lôme was an armoured cruiser built for the French Navy during the late 1880s and 1890s. She is considered by some to be the world's first armoured cruiser and was intended to attack enemy mer
Italian cruiser Umbria
…decided to dispose of the obsolescent cruiser. Rumors that year of a potential sale to the Ecuadorian Navy prompted Peru to buy the old French cruiser Dupuy de Lôme, though Ecuador did not end up purchasing Umbria. Instead, in December 1910, the Regia Marina sold Umbria to the Haitian Navy, but she did not arrive…
Dupuy de Lôme
Dupy de Lôme at the opening of the Kiel Canal in 1895
Dupuy de Lôme before her 1902 refit