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Antoniotto Usodimare

Antoniotto Usodimare

Sunk

Regia Marina (Italy)

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

Torpedoed in error by the Italian submarine Alagi on 8 June 1942 while escorting a convoy to Benghazi.

The destroyer Antoniotto Usodimare at Taranto. Photo: unattributed, 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
BuilderOdero-Terni-Orlando, Genoa-Sestri Ponente
Laid down1 June 1927
Launched12 May 1928
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

12 May 1928

Fate

Sunk

Sunk by torpedo, 8 June 1942