Nino Bixio-class cruiser

The Nino Bixio class was a pair of protected cruisers built for the Italian Regia Marina in the 1910s. The two ships, Nino Bixio, and Marsala, were built in Castellammare between 1911 and 1914. They were intended to serve as scouts for the main Italian fleet, and as such required a high top speed. They were overweight as built, which prevented them from reaching their intended maximum speed. They were a disappointment in service, especially compared to the earlier—and faster—cruiser Quarto, which cut their careers short.

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  Marsala ⓘ
  1912 Nino Bixio-class cruiser

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  Nino Bixio ⓘ
  1911 Nino Bixio-class cruiser

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Italian cruiser Nino Bixio at Split NH 43256-1

Marsala line-drawing

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		Marsala	Nino Bixio-class cruiser, cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Nino Bixio	Nino Bixio-class cruiser, cruiser	Wikidata
commons	image		Italian cruiser Nino Bixio at Split NH 43256-1		Commons
commons	image		Marsala line-drawing		Commons