Giuseppe Sirtori-class destroyer

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Fiume
, 4 November 1918
Class overview
NameGiuseppe Sirtori
BuildersOdero, Genoa-Sestri Ponente
Operators Regia Marina
Preceded byAudace
Succeeded byLa Masa class
Built1916–1917
In commission1917–1943
Planned4
Completed4
Lost4
General characteristics (as built)
TypeDestroyer
Displacement
  • 709 t (698 long tons) (normal)
  • 914 t (900 long tons) (
    deep load
    )
Length73.54 m (241 ft 3 in) (
o/a
)
Beam7.34 m (24 ft 1 in)
Draught2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) (mean)
Installed power
  • 4 ×
    Thornycroft boilers
  • 15,500 
    kW
    )
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 steam turbines
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range1,700 nmi (3,100 km; 2,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement98 officers and men
Armament

The Giuseppe Sirtori class consisted of four destroyers built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) during World War I. All four ships saw action during the war, survived the post-war reduction in Italian naval strength, and were lost during World War II.

Design and description

The ships were designed as slightly improved versions of the preceding

deep load. Their crew consisted of 98 officers and enlisted men.[1]

The Giuseppe Sirtoris were powered by two

kW) for a speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph), but could reach 33.6 knots (62.2 km/h; 38.7 mph) from 17,000 shp (13,000 kW).[2] The ships carried 152 t (150 long tons) of fuel oil which gave them a range of 1,700 nautical miles (3,100 km; 2,000 mi) at a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Whitley, p. 179
  2. ^ Fraccoli 1985, p. 270

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