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Italian destroyer Grecale

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load, and 2,243 metric tons (2,208 long tons) at deep load. Their complement during wartime was 190 officers and enlisted men.
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was converted into command ship in 1959–1960 and all of her armaments, saved for two Bofors 40 mm guns, were removed.
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of 3.31 meters (10 ft 10 in) and 4.3 meters (14 ft 1 in) at
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in two triple mounts amidships. Although the ships were not provided with a
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s 40 mm guns and 13.2 mm machine guns were replaced with eight
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3.31–4.3 m (10 ft 10 in β€“ 14 ft 1 in)
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Mussolini's Navy: A Reference Guide to the Regina Marina 1930–45
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Smigielski, Adam (1995). "Italy". In Chumbley, Stephen (ed.).
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Italian destroyers, frigates and corvette classes post-1945
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of 106.7 meters (350 ft 1 in). The ships had a
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They carried enough 315:) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) 561:13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns 360:13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns 19:For other ships with the same name, see 837: 625: 25: 54: 7: 672: 670: 668: 658: 656: 654: 635: 633: 631: 629: 611:Bofors 40 mm (1.6 in) guns 517:to give them a range of 2,600–2,800 364:2 Γ— triple 533 mm (21 in) 230:106.7 m (350 ft 1 in) 599:20-millimeter (0.79 in) cannon 238:10.15 m (33 ft 4 in) 603:37-millimeter (1.5 in) cannon 575:, they were fitted with a pair of 559:-class ships was provided by four 175:General characteristics (as built) 14: 295:(59–61 km/h; 37–38 mph) 1339:World War II destroyers of Italy 1161: 958: 907: 852: 840: 719:Italian Warships of World War II 216:2,243 t (2,208 long tons) ( 63: 56: 29: 536:, one each fore and aft of the 100:Cantieri Navali Riuniti, Ancona 335:120 mm (4.7 in) guns 1: 721:. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan. 448:length between perpendiculars 39: 16:Destroyer of the Regia Marina 530:120-millimeter (4.7 in) 1017:List of destroyers of Italy 1355: 1329:Maestrale-class destroyers 698:Brescia, Maurizio (2012). 553:Anti-aircraft (AA) defense 544:were a pair of 15-caliber 439:problems of the preceding 18: 1159: 1012: 986: 717:Fraccaroli, Aldo (1968). 341:120 mm (4.7 in) 174: 146:as frigate, 10 April 1957 49: 28: 351:40 mm (1.6 in) 143:as fast ASW escort, 1953 827:Marina Militare website 505:) and a speed of 32–33 466:. They displaced 1,640 485:s were powered by two 427:Design and description 417: 405: 590:During World War II, 149:as command ship, 1960 1324:Naval ships of Italy 1295:Pietro de Cristofaro 21:Italian ship Grecale 573:anti-submarine work 311:; 3,000–3,200  280:2 shafts; 2 geared 1147:Durand de la Penne 528:consisted of four 495:three-drum boilers 307:(4,800–5,200  258:three-drum boilers 1311: 1310: 1074:Nicoloso da Recco 1025: 1024: 899:-class destroyers 709:978-1-59114-544-8 685:Smigieski, p. 200 662:Fraccaroli, p. 55 583:s could carry 56 532:guns in two twin- 386: 385: 303:2,600–2,800  109:25 September 1931 1346: 1165: 1052: 1045: 1038: 1029: 964: 962: 961: 913: 911: 910: 889: 882: 875: 866: 857: 856: 845: 844: 843: 836: 814: 792: 773: 751: 732: 713: 686: 683: 677: 674: 663: 660: 649: 646: 640: 637: 596: 499:shaft horsepower 422: 410: 393:was one of four 125:15 November 1934 71: 68: 67: 66: 61: 60: 59: 44: 41: 33: 26: 1354: 1353: 1349: 1348: 1347: 1345: 1344: 1343: 1314: 1313: 1312: 1307: 1238: 1166: 1157: 1059: 1056: 1026: 1021: 1008: 982: 967:Marina Militare 959: 957: 952: 908: 906: 901: 893: 863: 851: 841: 839: 831: 821: 811: 795: 789: 776: 770: 754: 748: 735: 729: 716: 710: 697: 694: 689: 684: 680: 676:Roberts, p. 300 675: 666: 661: 652: 648:Whitley, p. 168 647: 643: 639:Brescia, p. 121 638: 627: 623: 594: 429: 419:Marina Militare 251:Installed power 69: 64: 62: 57: 55: 45: 42: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1352: 1350: 1342: 1341: 1336: 1331: 1326: 1316: 1315: 1309: 1308: 1306: 1305: 1298: 1291: 1284: 1277: 1270: 1263: 1256: 1248: 1246: 1240: 1239: 1237: 1236: 1229: 1224: 1219: 1212: 1205: 1198: 1191: 1184: 1176: 1174: 1168: 1167: 1160: 1158: 1156: 1155: 1150: 1143: 1136: 1129: 1122: 1115: 1108: 1101: 1096: 1082: 1069: 1067: 1061: 1060: 1057: 1055: 1054: 1047: 1040: 1032: 1023: 1022: 1020: 1019: 1013: 1010: 1009: 1007: 1006: 997: 987: 984: 983: 981: 980: 972: 970: 954: 953: 951: 950: 943: 936: 929: 921: 919: 903: 902: 894: 892: 891: 884: 877: 869: 862: 861: 849: 829: 828: 820: 819:External links 817: 816: 815: 809: 797:Whitley, M. 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The 546:120-millimeter 538:superstructure 519:nautical miles 491:steam turbines 452:overall length 428: 425: 403:built for the 384: 383: 382: 381: 375: 368: 362: 356: 347: 337: 329: 325: 324: 321: 317: 316: 301: 297: 296: 289: 285: 284: 282:steam turbines 278: 274: 273: 272: 271: 260: 252: 248: 247: 244: 240: 239: 236: 232: 231: 228: 224: 223: 222: 221: 214: 197: 193: 192: 181: 180:Class and type 177: 176: 172: 171: 165: 161: 160: 157: 153: 152: 151: 150: 147: 144: 139: 135: 134: 131: 130:Out of service 127: 126: 123: 119: 118: 115: 111: 110: 107: 103: 102: 97: 93: 92: 87: 83: 82: 77: 73: 72: 52: 51: 47: 46: 34: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1351: 1340: 1337: 1335: 1332: 1330: 1327: 1325: 1322: 1321: 1319: 1304: 1303: 1299: 1297: 1296: 1292: 1290: 1289: 1285: 1283: 1282: 1278: 1276: 1275: 1271: 1269: 1268: 1264: 1262: 1261: 1257: 1255: 1254: 1250: 1249: 1247: 1245: 1241: 1235: 1234: 1230: 1228: 1225: 1223: 1220: 1218: 1217: 1213: 1211: 1210: 1206: 1204: 1203: 1199: 1197: 1196: 1192: 1190: 1189: 1185: 1183: 1182: 1178: 1177: 1175: 1173: 1169: 1164: 1154: 1151: 1149: 1148: 1144: 1142: 1141: 1137: 1135: 1134: 1130: 1128: 1127: 1123: 1121: 1120: 1116: 1114: 1113: 1109: 1107: 1106: 1102: 1100: 1097: 1094: 1093: 1088: 1087: 1083: 1080: 1076: 1075: 1071: 1070: 1068: 1066: 1062: 1053: 1048: 1046: 1041: 1039: 1034: 1033: 1030: 1018: 1015: 1014: 1011: 1005: 1003: 999:Followed by: 998: 996: 994: 990:Preceded by: 989: 988: 985: 979: 978: 974: 973: 971: 969: 968: 955: 949: 948: 944: 942: 941: 937: 935: 934: 930: 928: 927: 923: 922: 920: 918: 917: 904: 900: 898: 890: 885: 883: 878: 876: 871: 870: 867: 860: 855: 850: 848: 838: 834: 826: 823: 822: 818: 812: 810:1-85409-521-8 806: 802: 798: 794: 790: 788:1-55750-132-7 784: 780: 775: 771: 769:1-59114-119-2 765: 761: 757: 753: 749: 747:0-8317-0303-2 743: 739: 734: 730: 728:0-7110-0002-6 724: 720: 715: 711: 705: 701: 696: 695: 691: 682: 679: 673: 671: 669: 665: 659: 657: 655: 651: 645: 642: 636: 634: 632: 630: 626: 620: 618: 616: 612: 608: 604: 600: 593: 588: 586: 582: 578: 574: 570: 566: 565:torpedo tubes 562: 558: 554: 550: 547: 543: 539: 535: 531: 527: 522: 520: 516: 512: 508: 504: 501:(33,000  500: 496: 492: 488: 484: 479: 477: 473: 469: 465: 461: 457: 453: 449: 446:. 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Index

Italian ship Grecale

Gregale
Cantieri Navali Riuniti, Ancona
Scrapped
Maestrale-class
destroyer
t
long tons
standard
full load
three-drum boilers
hp
kW
steam turbines
knots
nmi
km
mi
120 mm (4.7 in) guns
120 mm (4.7 in)
star shell
40 mm (1.6 in)
AA guns
13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns
torpedo tubes
depth charge
mines
Maestrale-class
destroyers

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