Italian destroyer Turbine (1927)
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For other ships with the same name, see Italian destroyer Turbine.
Turbine was the lead ship of her class of eight destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the 1920s. Her name means whirlwind.
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Turbine at sea | |
History | |
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Kingdom of Italy | |
Name | Turbine |
Namesake | Whirlwind |
Builder | Odero, Sestri Ponente |
Laid down | 24 March 1925 |
Launched | 21 April 1927 |
Sponsored by | Ada Ravano |
Completed | 27 August 1927 |
Identification | TR |
Fate | Captured, 9 September 1943 |
Nazi Germany | |
Name | TA14 |
Acquired | 9 September 1943 |
Commissioned | 28 October 1943 |
In service | 28 October 1943 |
Fate | Sunk, 16 September 1944 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Turbine-class destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | 93.2 m (305 ft 9 in) |
Beam | 9.2 m (30 ft 2 in) |
Draught | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines |
Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) |
Range | 3,200 nmi (5,900 km; 3,700 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 179 |
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