Oriani-class destroyer
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 Oriani
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Oriani class |
| Operators | |
| Preceded by | Maestrale class |
| Succeeded by | Soldati class |
| Built | 1935–1936 |
| In commission | 1937–1954 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Lost | 3 |
| Scrapped | 1 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 106.7 m (350 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 10.15 m (33 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 3.42–4.8 m (11 ft 3 in – 15 ft 9 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines |
| Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) |
| Range | 2,600–2,800 nmi (4,800–5,200 km; 3,000–3,200 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 207 |
| Armament |
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The Oriani class (also known as the Poeti class), were a group of four destroyers built for the 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns; otherwise armament was unchanged.
Modifications
Significant upgrades were made to the weapons systems of the two ships that survived
120 mm star-shell gun[1] and depth charge throwers were also installed. Before the end of the war, one ship, Oriani had a German Seetakt
radar and an additional 20 mm cannon.
Ships
All four ships were built by O.T.O. Livorno and named after poets:
| Ship | namesake | Launched | Completed | Notes |
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| Alfredo Oriani | Alfredo Oriani | 30 July 1936 | 15 July 1937 | Damaged in the Italian Armistice in 1943 and was interned in Malta. She was given to the French Navy as a war reparation, where she served as the D'Estaing until 1954
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| Vittorio Alfieri | Vittorio Alfieri | 20 December 1936 | 1 December 1937 | Sunk on 28 March 1941 in the Battle of Cape Matapan |
| Giosuè Carducci | Giosuè Carducci | 28 October 1936 | 1 November 1937 | Sunk 28 March 1941 in the Battle of Cape Matapan |
| Vincenzo Gioberti | Vincenzo Gioberti | 19 September 1936 | 27 October 1937 | Sunk on 9 August 1943 by the British submarine HMS Simoom |
Notes
- ^ Campbell, pp. 335–338
Bibliography
- Brescia, Maurizio (2012). Mussolini's Navy: A Reference Guide to the Regina Marina 1930–45. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-544-8.
- Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War Two. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
- Fraccaroli, Aldo (1968). Italian Warships of World War II. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0002-6.
- Roberts, John (1980). "Italy". In Chesneau, Roger (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. New York: Mayflower Books. pp. 280–317. ISBN 0-8317-0303-2.
- ISBN 1-59114-119-2.
- Smigielski, Adam (1995). "Italy". In Chumbley, Stephen (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. pp. 195–218. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
- ISBN 1-85409-521-8.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oriani class destroyer.
- Page from Uboat.net
- Classe Oriani Marina Militare website
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