Italian destroyer Francesco Crispi
Francesco Crispi in 1927 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Italy | |
| Name | Francesco Crispi |
| Namesake | Francesco Crispi |
| Builder | Pattinson, Naples |
| Laid down | 21 February 1923 |
| Launched | 12 September 1925 |
| Completed | 29 April 1927 |
| Fate | Captured by the Germans, 9 September 1943 |
| Germany | |
| Name | TA15 |
| Acquired | 9 September 1943 |
| Commissioned | 30 October 1943 |
| Fate | |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type | Sella-class destroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 84.9 m (278 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines |
| Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) |
| Range | 3,600 nmi (6,700 km; 4,100 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 152–153 |
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Francesco Crispi was one of four Sella-class destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the 1920s. Completed in 1927, she served in World War II.