Sirio-class torpedo boat

Class overview
BuildersSchichau-Werke, Elbing
Operators Regia Marina
Preceded byPellicano
Succeeded byPegaso class
Built1904–1906
In commission1905–1923
Completed6
Lost3
Retired3
General characteristics
TypeHigh-seas Torpedo boat
Displacement210 t (210 long tons)
Length
  • 51.00 m (167 ft 4 in) pp
  • 51.07 m (167 ft 7 in) oa
Beam6.0 m (19 ft 8 in)
Draught1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
Speed25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range500 nmi (580 mi; 930 km) at full speed
Complement3 officer + 35 men
Armament
  • 3 × 47 mm/40 guns
  • 3 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

The Sirio class (also known as the Saffo class) was a class of six sea-going steam-powered torpedo boats of the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) built by the German shipyard Schichau-Werke from 1904–1906. They served in the Italo-Turkish War and the First World War.