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Antonio da Noli

Antonio da Noli

Sunk

Regia Marina (Italy)

TypeDestroyer
ClassNavigatori
WarSecond World War
Main guns6 × 4.7″ guns in 3 twin mounts

On her way to join the Allies after the armistice, she was shelled by German batteries in the Strait of Bonifacio on 9 September 1943 and sank on a mine.

The destroyer Antonio da Noli in navigation in September 1942. Photo: Lucio Profeti, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 3 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns
  • 2 × single 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns
  • 4 × twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns
  • 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 86–104 mines
BuilderCantieri del Tirreno, Riva Trigoso
Laid down25 July 1927
Launched21 May 1929
Displacement1,900 long tons (1,930 t) (standard) 2,580 long tons (2,621 t) (full load)
Length107.3 m (352 ft)
Speed32 knots (59.3 km/h; 36.8 mph)
Complement222–225 (wartime)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

She isn't listed in any of the fleet actions covered here.

Launched

21 May 1929

Fate

Sunk

Sunk by mine, 9 September 1943