| Name: | CARLO ABERTO | 
| Type: | Frigate | 
| Keel: | 08/1852 | 
| Launched: | 23/05/1853 | 
| Completed: | 1853 | 
| Builder: | T & W Smith | 
| Yard: | St Peter's, Newcastle | 
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 2500tonsb, 247.0 (oa) 215.0 x 50.0 x 32.0ft | 
| Engines: | 2cyl, 400hp | 
| Engines by: | Stephenson & Co, Newcastle | 
| Propulsion: | Sail and 1 x Screw (auxiliary) | 
| Construction: | Wood | 
| Armament: | Upper Deck: 20 x 32pdr, 1 x 68pdr guns | 
| Main Deck: 16 x 32pdr, 14 x 68pdr guns | |
| History: | |
| 1853 | Government of Sardinia | 
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | Built with 3 x decks | 

The Newcastle Journal, Saturday, May 28th, 1853