Italian destroyer Maestrale

History
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Maestrale
Namesake	North-west wind
Builder	Cantieri Navali Riuniti, Ancona
Laid down	25 September 1931
Launched	15 April 1934
Completed	29 September 1934
Fate	Sunk by sabotage, 9 September 1943
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;

Maestrale was the lead ship of her class of four destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the early 1930s. Completed in 1934, she served in World War II.

History

Kingdom of Italy
Name	Maestrale
Namesake	North-west wind
Builder	Cantieri Navali Riuniti, Ancona
Laid down	25 September 1931
Launched	15 April 1934
Completed	29 September 1934
Fate	Sunk by sabotage, 9 September 1943
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