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Maestrale

Maestrale

Scuttled

Regia Marina (Italy)

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

At Calabria and Second Sirte. Lost her stern to a mine off Bizerte in January 1943, and was scuttled while under repair at Genoa at the armistice.

The Regia Marina destroyer Maestrale in navigation. Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 2 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns
  • 2 × single 120 mm (4.7 in) star shell guns
  • 2 × single 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns
  • 2 × twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns
  • 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 2–4 × depth charge throwers
  • 56 mines
BuilderCantieri Navali Riuniti, Ancona
Laid down25 September 1931
Launched15 April 1934
Displacement1,640 t (1,610 long tons) (standard) 2,243 t (2,208 long tons) (full load)
Length106.7 m (350 ft 1 in)
Speed32–33 knots (59–61 km/h; 37–38 mph)
Complement190

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 April 1934

Fate

Scuttled

Sunk by sabotage, 9 September 1943