Italian destroyer Mitragliere

History
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Mitragliere
Namesake	Machine gunner
Builder	Cantieri Navali Riuniti, Ancona
Laid down	7 October 1940
Launched	28 September 1941
Completed	1 February 1942
Stricken	14 July 1948
Fate	Transferred to France as war reparations, 15 July 1948
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Soldati-class destroyer
Displacement	1,820–1,850 long tons (1,850–1,880 t) (standard); 2,450–2,550 long tons (2,490–2,590 t) (full load);
Length	106.7 m (350 ft 1 in) (o/a); 101.6 m (333 ft 4 in) (p/p);
Beam	10.15 m (33 ft 4 in)
Draught	3.15–4.3 m (10 ft 4 in – 14 ft 1 in)
Installed power	3 Yarrow boilers; 44,000 shp (33,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	32–33 knots (59–61 km/h; 37–38 mph)
Range	2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	206
Armament	2 × twin, 1 × single 120 mm (4.7 in) guns; 8–12 × 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns; 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 2–4 × depth charge throwers; 48 mines;

Mitragliere was one of nineteen Soldati-class destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Completed in early 1942, she was the first ship to be finished of the second batch of seven ships.

History

Kingdom of Italy
Name	Mitragliere
Namesake	Machine gunner
Builder	Cantieri Navali Riuniti, Ancona
Laid down	7 October 1940
Launched	28 September 1941
Completed	1 February 1942
Stricken	14 July 1948
Fate	Transferred to France as war reparations, 15 July 1948
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Soldati-class destroyer
Displacement	1,820–1,850 long tons (1,850–1,880 t) (standard) 2,450–2,550 long tons (2,490–2,590 t) (full load)
Length	106.7 m (350 ft 1 in) (o/a) 101.6 m (333 ft 4 in) (p/p)
Beam	10.15 m (33 ft 4 in)
Draught	3.15–4.3 m (10 ft 4 in – 14 ft 1 in)
Installed power	3 Yarrow boilers 44,000 shp (33,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	32–33 knots (59–61 km/h; 37–38 mph)
Range	2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	206
Armament	2 × twin, 1 × single 120 mm (4.7 in) guns 8–12 × 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 2–4 × depth charge throwers 48 mines