Generali-class destroyer

{{Short description|Destroyer class Warship of the italian Navy}}

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| Ship image = Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-185-0116-02A, Bucht von Kotor (-), jugoslawische Schiffe.jpg

| Ship caption = Generale Antonio Cantore photographed in 1941 in Kotor following the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia.

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{{Infobox ship class overview

| Name = Generali class

| Builders = Cantieri navali Odero

| Operators = *{{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}

  • {{navy|Nazi Germany}}

| Class before = {{sclass|Rosolino Pilo| destroyer|4}}

| Class after = {{sclass|Curtatone|destroyer|4}}

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| Total ships planned = 6

| Total ships completed = 6

| Total ships lost = 6

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| Ship type = Destroyer

| Ship displacement = *832 tons (normal)

  • 890 tons (full load)

| Ship length = {{convert|73.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| Ship beam = {{convert|7.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

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| Ship draught = {{convert|3|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| Ship power = {{convert|16,000|hp|kW|abbr=on}}

| Ship propulsion = 4 boilers and 2 turbines, 2 axes

| Ship speed = {{convert|30|kn|km/h}}

| Ship range = {{convert|2,000|nmi|km}} at {{convert|14|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}

| Ship complement = 105

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| Ship armament = * 3 × Cannon 102/45 guns

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The Generali-class destroyer was a class of Italian destroyers, built as a development of the {{sclass|Rosolino Pilo|destroyer}}. They were the last ships of the Regia Marina (Italian Navy), fitted with three stacks. In 1929, being obsolete, the units were reclassified as torpedo boats, and in this role served during Second World War.

Origins

The class was built between 1921 and 1924, ordered from Cantieri navali Odero, Sestri Ponente. The ships were able to reach {{convert|30|kn}} of top speed, an improvement respect the previous class Rosolino Pilo. Their displacement was 832 tons (normal) and 890 tons (full load). Their armament initially was composed of three {{convert|102|mm|in|adj=on|0}}/45 calibre guns (an Italian version of the QF 4 inch Mk V) and two Cannon 76/40 Model 1916, and four {{convert|450|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} torpedo launchers. In 1936 ships were enabled with minesweeping equipment, and the 76 mm guns were replaced by twin cannons Breda Model 35.

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Units

The class was known also by name of his first unit, Generale Antonio Cantore. All other ships were dedicated to Italian generals. All ships were built by Cantieri navali Odero at Sestri Ponente. None of them survived the war.

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ShipLaunchedFate
{{ship|Italian destroyer|Generale Antonio Cantore2}}23 April 1921Sunk by a mine off Ras el Tin Libya, 22 August 1942
{{ship|Italian destroyer|Generale Antonio Cascino2}}18 March 1922Scuttled 9 September 1943
{{ship|Italian destroyer|Generale Antonio Chinotto2}}7 Aug 1921Sunk by mines off Palermo, 28 March 1941
{{ship|Italian destroyer|Generale Carlo Montanari2}}4 October 1922Captured by the Germans, scuttled 25 April 1944
{{ship|Italian destroyer|Generale Marcello Prestinari2}}4 July 1922Sunk by a mine near Sicily, 31 January 1943
{{ship|Italian destroyer|Generale Achille Papa2}}8 December 1921Captured by the Germans, sunk 25 April 1945

References

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Bibliography

  • {{cite book |last=Fraccaroli |first=Aldo |chapter=Italy |pages=252–290 |editor-last=Gray |editor-first=Randal |title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921 |year=1985 |location=Annapolis |publisher=Naval Institute Press |isbn=978-0-87021-907-8}}