Euridice was a torpedo cruiser of the Partenope class built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1880s.

[3] Her propulsion system consisted of a pair of horizontal triple-expansion steam engines, each driving a single screw propeller.

Specific figures for Euridice's engine performance have not survived, but the ships of her class had top speeds of 18.1 to 20.8 knots (33.5 to 38.5 km/h; 20.8 to 23.9 mph) at 3,884 to 4,422 indicated horsepower (2,896 to 3,297 kW).

[3] Euridice took part in the annual fleet exercises in 1893 in the "attacking squadron", which also included six ironclads, her sister ship Iride and the torpedo cruisers Goito and Monzambano.

During the maneuvers, which lasted from 6 August to 5 September, the ships of the Active Squadron simulated a French attack on the Italian fleet.

[5] In 1895, she was assigned to the 2nd Division of the Permanent Squadron, which included her sister ship Calatafimi, the ironclad battleship Francesco Morosini, and the protected cruiser Etruria.

The Squadron was based at La Spezia at the time, though Euridice was stationed primarily in Taranto and Naples, along with most of the other torpedo cruisers of the Italian fleet.

At the time, she was assigned to the 1st Division, which included the three Re Umberto class ironclads, Vesuvio, and the protected cruiser Giovanni Bausan.