Giuseppe Sirtori-class destroyer
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=RN Sirtori e Stocco a Fiume.jpg |Ship caption=Sirtori and Stocco at Fiume, 4 November 1918 }} {{Infobox ship class overview |Name=Giuseppe Sirtori |Builders=Odero, Genoa-Sestri Ponente |Operators={{navy|Kingdom of Italy|name=Regia Marina}} |Class before={{ship|Italian destroyer|Audace|1916|2}} |Class after={{sclass|La Masa|destroyer|4}} |Cost= |Built range=1916–1917 |In service range= |In commission range=1917–1943 |Total ships planned=4 |Total ships completed=4 |Total ships lost=4 }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption=(as built) |Ship type=Destroyer |Ship displacement=*{{cvt|709|t|LT|lk=on}} (normal)
|Ship length= {{convert|73.54|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (o/a) |Ship beam= {{convert|7.34|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship draught= {{convert|2.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (mean) |Ship propulsion=2 shafts; 2 steam turbines |Ship power=*4 × Thornycroft boilers
|Ship speed= {{convert|30|kn|lk=in}} |Ship range= {{convert|1700|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|12|kn}} |Ship complement=98 officers and men |Ship armament=*6 × single Cannon 102/35 Model 1914 guns
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The Giuseppe Sirtori class consisted of four destroyers built for the Italian {{lang|it|Regia Marina}} (Royal Navy) during World War I. All four ships saw action during the war, survived the post-war reduction in Italian naval strength, and were lost during World War II.
Design and description
The ships were designed as slightly improved versions of the preceding {{sclass|Pilo|destroyer|4}}. They had an overall length of {{convert|73.54|m|ftin|sp=us}}, a beam of {{convert|7.34|m|ftin|sp=us}} and a mean draft of {{convert|2.7|m|ftin|sp=us}}. They displaced {{convert|709|t|LT|lk=on}} at standard load, and {{convert|914|t|LT}} at deep load. Their crew consisted of 98 officers and enlisted men.Whitley, p. 179
The Giuseppe Sirtoris were powered by two Tosi steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam supplied by four Thornycroft boilers. The turbines were rated at {{convert|15500|shp|lk=on}} for a speed of {{convert|30|kn|lk=in}}, but could reach {{convert|33.6|kn}} from {{cvt|17000|shp}}.Fraccoli 1985, p. 270 The ships carried {{cvt|152|t|LT}} of fuel oil which gave them a range of {{convert|1700|nmi|lk=in}} at a speed of {{convert|15|kn}}.
Notes
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References
- {{cite book|last=Brescia|first=Maurizio|title=Mussolini's Navy: A Reference Guide to the Regina Marina 1930–45|year=2012|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|isbn=978-1-59114-544-8}}
- {{cite book |last=Campbell |first=John|title =Naval Weapons of World War Two |publisher =Naval Institute Press|date =1985 |location =Annapolis, Maryland |isbn =0-87021-459-4}}
- {{cite book|last=Fraccaroli|first=Aldo|title=Italian Warships of World War 1|year=1970 |publisher=Ian Allan|location=London|isbn=0-7110-0105-7|author-link=Aldo Fraccaroli}}
- {{cite book |last1=Fraccaroli |first1=Aldo |title=Italian Warships of World War II |date=1968 |publisher=Ian Allan |location=Shepperton, UK |isbn=0-7110-0002-6}}
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- {{cite book |editor1-last=McMurtrie |editor1-first=Francis E. |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 1937 |date=1937 |publisher=Sampson Low |location=London |oclc=927896922}}
- {{cite book|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946|editor1-last=Chesneau |editor1-first=Roger |publisher=Mayflower Books|location=New York|year=1980|isbn=0-8317-0303-2 |chapter=Italy |last1=Roberts |first1=John|pages=280–317}}
- {{cite book|last=Rohwer|first=Jürgen|title=Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland |year=2005 |edition=Third Revised|isbn=1-59114-119-2|authorlink=Jürgen Rohwer}}
- {{cite book|first=M. J.|last=Whitley|title=Destroyers of World War 2: An International Encyclopedia |year=1988|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|isbn=1-85409-521-8 |authorlink=Michael J. Whitley}}
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Category:Destroyers of the Regia Marina
Category:World War I destroyers of Italy