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Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval
History of World War Two
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Mussolini's Navy: A Reference Guide to the Regina Marina 1930–45
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Breda 13.2-millimeter (0.52 in) Modello 1931 machine guns
343:(Royal Italian Navy) in the 1930s. None of the ships survived
615:. 141 men were lost, among them the CO Lt. Cdr. Mario Milano.
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She was sunk on 9 November 1941 by
British surface ships of
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Disabled by
British destroyers on 16 April 1941 during the
482:. They were equipped with six 533-millimeter (21 in)
359:-class destroyers were extremely similar to the preceding
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Roberts, John (1980). "Italy". In
Chesneau, Roger (ed.).
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Built by OC Partenopei, Naples, completed 13 August 1932.
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She was disabled on 16 April 1941 by
British destroyers
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She was sunk on 2 December 1942 by
British cruisers of
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Built by OC Partenopei, Naples, completed 1 July 1932.
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804:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
604:Built by CNQ Fiume, completed 14 September 1932.
806:. New York: Mayflower Books. pp. 280–317.
645:Four similar ships were built in Italy for the
413:. The turbines were designed to produce 44,000
850:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
768:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
749:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
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1880:Reclassified obsolete destroyers
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455:, one each fore and aft of the
1916:Destroyers of the Regia Marina
824:; Hümmelchen, Gerhard (2005).
766:Naval Weapons of World War Two
433:to give them a range of 3,600
281:120 mm (4.7 in) guns
1:
787:. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan.
613:Battle of the Duisburg Convoy
1019:List of destroyers of Italy
634:Battle of the Tarigo Convoy
563:Battle of the Tarigo Convoy
241:(56 km/h; 35 mph)
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745:Brescia, Maurizio (2012).
461:Anti-aircraft (AA) defense
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783:Fraccaroli, Aldo (1968).
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287:40 mm (1.6 in)
874:Marina Militare website
872:Folgore-class destroyer
764:Campbell, John (1985).
534:in the Gulf of Taranto.
386:. They displaced 1,238
351:Design and description
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588:Battle of Skerki Bank
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226:2 shafts; 2 geared
204:Thornycroft boilers
1217:Duca degli Abruzzi
1911:Destroyer classes
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1092:Giuseppe Miraglia
1069:Aircraft carriers
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756:978-1-59114-544-8
720:Fraccaroli, p. 53
672:-class destroyers
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388:metric tons
285:2 × single
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1900:Categories
1465:Submarines
1300:Navigatori
1257:Destroyers
427:sea trials
333:destroyers
266:Complement
223:Propulsion
1886:Cancelled
1616:Argonauta
1573:Sea-going
1495:Archimede
1445:Corvettes
1405:Curtatone
1320:Maestrale
1266:Mirabello
1085:Sparviero
1004:Maestrale
656:Tinaztepe
529:HMS
476:amidships
392:long tons
384:deep load
374:s had an
294:2 × twin
279:2 × twin
164:full load
149:long tons
136:Destroyer
111:Completed
106:1932–1943
98:1929–1931
87:Maestrale
49:Operators
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1837:Albatros
1809:Ramb III
1609:Bragadin
1595:Bandiera
1523:Marcello
1454:Gabbiano
1397:Generali
1389:Palestro
1189:Giussano
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431:fuel oil
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310:throwers
274:Armament
157:standard
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1816:Ramb IV
1802:Ramb II
1788:Taranto
1676:Coastal
1658:Acciaio
1551:Marconi
1481:Balilla
1427:Ciclone
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670:Adatepe
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597:Fulmine
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1767:GM 194
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1759:Other
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1558:Cagni
1516:Calvi
1413:Spica
1287:Sauro
1280:Sella
1273:Leone
1227:other
1006:class
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972:Lampo
894:Italy
679:Notes
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558:Janus
510:Ships
504:mines
488:sonar
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364:class
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315:mines
246:Range
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234:Speed
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1745:MTSM
1651:Argo
1644:Adua
1537:Brin
1530:Foca
1420:Orsa
1242:Etna
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