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Bersagliere

Bersagliere

Sunk

Regia Marina (Italy)

TypeDestroyer
ClassSoldati
WarSecond World War
Main guns2 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns

Sunk by US bombers at Palermo on 7 January 1943.

Destroyer Bersagliere, Italian Rejia Marina, Soldati class Photo: К.Е.Сергеев, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 2 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns
  • 1 × 120 mm (4.7 in) star shell gun
  • 8 × 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns
  • 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 2 × depth charge throwers
  • 48 mines
BuilderCantieri Navali Riuniti, Palermo
Laid down21 April 1937
Launched3 July 1938
Displacement1,820–1,850 long tons (1,850–1,880 t) (standard) 2,450–2,550 long tons (2,490–2,590 t) (full load)
Length106.7 m (350 ft 1 in) (o/a) 101.6 m (333 ft 4 in) (p/p)
Speed34–35 knots (63–65 km/h; 39–40 mph)
Complement206

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

3 July 1938

Fate

Sunk

Sunk by aircraft, 7 January 1943