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Camicia Nera

Camicia Nera

Survived

Regia Marina (Italy)

TypeDestroyer
ClassSoldati
WarSecond World War
Main guns4 × 4.7″ guns in 2 twin mounts

Service

to 1943Camicia Nera
from 1943Artigliere

Renamed after the fall of Mussolini

Served through the war on convoy escort and at Second Sirte. Renamed Artigliere after the fall of Mussolini; given to the Soviet Union after the war.

The destroyer Camicia Nera (CN) in navigation. Photo: unattributed, Public domain · 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
BuilderO.T.O, Livorno
Laid down21 January 1937
Launched8 August 1937
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

8 August 1937

Renamed Artigliere

30 July 1943 · Renamed after the fall of Mussolini

Fate

Survived

Expended as target 1954