Italian destroyer Ascari

	Ascari in 1940
History
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Ascari
Namesake	Askari
Builder	O.T.O., Livorno
Laid down	11 December 1937
Launched	31 July 1938
Completed	6 May 1939
Fate	Sunk by mines, 24 March 1943
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) (pp);
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; 48,000 shp (36,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	34–35 knots (63–65 km/h; 39–40 mph)
Range	2,340 nmi (4,330 km; 2,690 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	206
Armament	2 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns; 1 × 120 mm (4.7 in) star shell gun; 8 × 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns; 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 2 × depth charge throwers; 48 mines;
Service record
Part of:	Destroyer Division 12
Operations:	Battle of the Mediterranean; Battle of Calabria; Battle of Cape Spartivento; Battle of Cape Matapan; Operation Halberd; First Battle of Sirte; Second Battle of Sirte; Operation Harpoon; Operation Pedestal;

Ascari was one of nineteen Soldati-class destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Completed in mid-1939, she was the last of the first batch of a dozen ships to enter service.

History
Ascari in 1940
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Ascari
Namesake	Askari
Builder	O.T.O., Livorno
Laid down	11 December 1937
Launched	31 July 1938
Completed	6 May 1939
Fate	Sunk by mines, 24 March 1943
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) (pp)
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 48,000 shp (36,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	34–35 knots (63–65 km/h; 39–40 mph)
Range	2,340 nmi (4,330 km; 2,690 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	206
Armament	2 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns 1 × 120 mm (4.7 in) star shell gun 8 × 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 2 × depth charge throwers 48 mines
Service record
Part of:	Destroyer Division 12
Operations:	Battle of the Mediterranean Battle of Calabria Battle of Cape Spartivento Battle of Cape Matapan Operation Halberd First Battle of Sirte Second Battle of Sirte Operation Harpoon Operation Pedestal