Italian destroyer Nazario Sauro
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Nazario Sauro was the lead ship of her class of four destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the 1920s. Completed in 1926, she served in World War II.
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Nazario Sauro | |
History | |
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Kingdom of Italy | |
Name | Nazario Sauro |
Namesake | Nazario Sauro |
Builder | Odero-Terni-Orlando, Sestri Ponente |
Laid down | 9 February 1924 |
Launched | 12 May 1926 |
Completed | 23 September 1926 |
Fate | Sunk by aircraft, 3 April 1941 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Sauro-class destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | 90.16 m (295 ft 10 in) |
Beam | 9.2 m (30 ft 2 in) |
Draught | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines |
Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) |
Range | 2,600 nmi (4,800 km; 3,000 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 155 (wartime) |
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