Navigatori class destroyer
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The Navigatori class were a group of Italian destroyers built in 1928-29. These ships were named after Italian explorerers (Navigatori). They fought in World War II.
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[edit] Design
These ships were built for the Regia Marina as a reply to the large contre-torpilieurs of the Jaguar and Guepard classes built for the French Navy. These ships were significantly larger than other contemporary Italian destroyes. The main armament was a new model 120mm gun and unit machinery was used. The ships were fast but were found to lack stability and were rebuilt with a clipper bow in the late 1930s.
[edit] General characteristics
- Displacement:
- 1,900 tonnes standard
- 2,650 tonnes full load
- Length: 107 m
- Beam: 10.2 m
- Draught: 3.5 m
- Machinery: 2 shaft 4 boilers, geared turbines, 50,000 hp unit machinery, 630 tons oil
- Speed: 38 knots
- Range:
- Armament:
- 6 120 mm guns (3 × 2),
- 2 40 mm pom-pom guns (2 × 1),
- 8 13.2 mm machine guns,
- 6 533 mm torpedo tubes,
- 56 mines
- Crew: 224
[edit] Ships
| Ship | Named after | Builder | Commissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvise Da Mosto | Alvise Cadamosto | CNQ of Fiume | 15 March 1931 | sunk by HMS Aurora & HMS Penelope near Tripoli, 1 December 1941. |
| Antonio Da Noli | Antonio da Noli | CT at Riva Trigoso | 29 December 1929 | mined and on 9 September 1943 |
| Nicoloso Da Recco | Nicoloso da Recco | CNR at Ancona | 20 May 1930 | survived the war decommissioned on 15 July 1954 |
| Giovanni Da Verrazzano | Giovanni Da Verrazzano | CNQ Fiume | 25 September 1930 | sunk 19 October 1942 by British submarine Unbending |
| Lanzerotto Malocello | Lanzerotto Malocello | Ansaldo at Genoa | 18 January 1930 | lost on 24 March 1943 to a mine north of Cape Bon |
| Leone Pancaldo | Leon Pancaldo | CT of Riva Trigoso | 30th November 1929 | bombed and sunk on 30 April 1943 near Tunisia. |
| Emanuele Pessagno | Emanuele Pessagno | CNR of Ancona | 10 March 1930, | sunk by British submarine HMS Turbulent on 29 May 1942 |
| Antonio Pigafetta | Antonio Pigafetta | CNQ of Fiume | 1 May 1931 | Sank British submarine HMS Usk May 1942, Captured by the Germans after the Italian armistice with the Allies, served as the TA44. Sunk on 21 February 1945 |
| Luca Tarigo | Luca Tarigo | Ansaldo Genoa | 16 November 1929 | sunk by British destroyers on 16 April 1941 but torpedoed and sank the British destroyer HMS Mohawk before sinking. See Battle of the Tarigo Convoy. |
| Antoniotto Usodimare | Antoniotto Usodimare | Odera of Sestri Ponente | 21 November 1929 | sank British submarine P38 on 25 February 1942, lost 8 June 1942 |
| Ugolino Vivaldi | Ugolino Vivaldi | Odera, Sestri Ponente | 6 March 1930 | sank British Submarine HMS Oswald 1 August 1940, bombed and sunk by German aircraft while attempting to reach internment in Spain following the Italian Armistice 10 September 1943 |
| Nicolò Zeno | Nicolò Zeno | CNQ of Fiume | 27 may 1930 | Scuttled in Trieste on 9 September 1943 to prevent capture by the Germans following the Italian Armistice |
[edit] References
- Whitley, M.H. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Cassell Publishing. ISBN 1-85409-521-8.
- page from Uboat.net
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