Italian destroyer Grecale

	Grecale underway c. 1950s
History
Italy
Name	Grecale
Namesake	Gregale
Builder	Cantieri Navali Riuniti, Ancona
Laid down	25 September 1931
Launched	17 June 1934
Completed	15 November 1934
Out of service	31 May 1964
Reclassified	as fast ASW escort, 1953; as frigate, 10 April 1957; as command ship, 1960;
Stricken	1 July 1965
Fate	Scrapped, 1965
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Maestrale-class destroyer
Displacement	1,640 t (1,610 long tons) (standard); 2,243 t (2,208 long tons) (full load);
Length	106.7 m (350 ft 1 in)
Beam	10.15 m (33 ft 4 in)
Draught	3.31–4.3 m (10 ft 10 in – 14 ft 1 in)
Installed power	3 three-drum boilers; 44,000 hp (33,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	32–33 knots (59–61 km/h; 37–38 mph)
Range	2,600–2,800 nmi (4,800–5,200 km; 3,000–3,200 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	190
Armament	2 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns; 2 × single 120 mm (4.7 in) star shell guns ; 2 × single 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns; 2 × twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns; 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 2–4 × depth charge throwers; 56 mines;

Grecale was one of four Maestrale-class destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the early 1930s. Completed in 1934, she served in World War II. She survived the war and continued her service with Marina Militare until 1964.

History
Grecale underway c. 1950s
Italy
Name	Grecale
Namesake	Gregale
Builder	Cantieri Navali Riuniti, Ancona
Laid down	25 September 1931
Launched	17 June 1934
Completed	15 November 1934
Out of service	31 May 1964
Reclassified	as fast ASW escort, 1953 as frigate, 10 April 1957 as command ship, 1960
Stricken	1 July 1965
Fate	Scrapped, 1965
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Maestrale-class destroyer
Displacement	1,640 t (1,610 long tons) (standard) 2,243 t (2,208 long tons) (full load)
Length	106.7 m (350 ft 1 in)
Beam	10.15 m (33 ft 4 in)
Draught	3.31–4.3 m (10 ft 10 in – 14 ft 1 in)
Installed power	3 three-drum boilers 44,000 hp (33,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	32–33 knots (59–61 km/h; 37–38 mph)
Range	2,600–2,800 nmi (4,800–5,200 km; 3,000–3,200 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	190
Armament	2 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns 2 × single 120 mm (4.7 in) star shell guns 2 × single 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns 2 × twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 2–4 × depth charge throwers 56 mines