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Giovanni da Verrazzano

Giovanni da Verrazzano

Sunk

Regia Marina (Italy)

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

Torpedoed by the submarine HMS Unbending off Lampedusa on 19 October 1942.

The destroyer Giovanni da Verrazzano (DV) 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 del Quarnaro, Fiume
Laid down17 August 1927
Launched15 December 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

15 December 1928

Fate

Sunk

Sunk by torpedo, 19 October 1942