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Emanuele Pessagno

Emanuele Pessagno

Sunk

Regia Marina (Italy)

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

Torpedoed by the submarine HMS Turbulent off Benghazi on 29 May 1942.

The destroyer Emanuele Pessagno in navigation. 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
BuilderCantieri Navali Riuniti, Ancona
Laid down9 October 1927
Launched12 August 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

12 August 1929

Fate

Sunk

Sunk, 29 May 1942