| Mirabello-class destroyer | |
|---|---|
| Class overview | |
| Builders: | Ansaldo, Genoa |
| Operators: |
 Regia Marina |
| Built: | 1914–1917 |
| In commission: | 1917–1951 |
| Planned: | 3 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Lost: | 2 |
| Retired: | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Displacement: |
1,811 long tons (1,840 t) standard 2,339 long tons (2,377 t) full load |
| Length: | 103.75 m (340 ft 5 in) |
| Beam: | 9.75 m (32 ft 0 in) |
| Draught: | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 shaft geared turbines 4 Yarrow type boilers 35,000 hp (26,100 kW) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (40 mph; 65 km/h) |
| Range: | 2,840 nmi (5,260 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) |
| Complement: | 158 |
| Armament: |
• 8 × 102 mm (4.0 in) guns (8x1) • 4 × 20 mm machine guns • 4 × 450 mm (18 in) torpedo tubes (2×2) • 100 mines |
The Mirabello class were a group of 3 destroyers built for the Regia Marina during World War I.
The ships were designed as scout cruisers (esploratori), essentially enlarged versions of contemporary destroyers. All ships were built by Ansaldo in Genoa. Three ships were built but one was lost to a mine in the Black Sea in 1920, during the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. The remaining two ships, obsolescent by 1938, were re-rated as destroyers and fought in World War II. The Riboty was reconfigured as a convoy escort. The torpedo tubes were removed and depth charges and 20mm anti-aircraft guns added.
Ships[]
| Ship | Launched | Completed | Fate/Service |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlo Mirabello | 21 Dec 1915 | 24 Aug 1916 | Sunk 21 May 1941 by Mines near Cape Dukato, Albania |
| Carlo Alberto Racchia | 2 June 1916 | 21 Dec 1916 | Sunk by Mine 21 June 1920 in the Black Sea |
| Augusto Riboty | 24 September 1916 | 5 May 1917 | Allocated to USSR as war reparation, but scrapped in Italy 1951 |
References[]
- Whitley, M.J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Cassell Publishing. ISBN 1-85409-521-8.
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