Freccia class destroyer

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The Freccia class destroyer was a class of destroyers built for the Regia Marina, the Italian Royal Navy, in the 1930s. It was basically an enlarged version of the earlier Turbine class destroyers. Four modified ships were built and delivered in 1933 for Greece.

Contents 1 General characteristics 2 List of ships of Freccia class 2.1 Italian Navy 2.2 Hellenic Navy 3 References

[edit] General characteristics

• Displacement: 1,205 tons standard, 2,116 tons full load
• Length: 96.15 m
• Beam: 9.75 m
• Draught: 3.15 m
• Machinery: 2 shaft Parsons type geared turbines, 3 boilers, 44,000 hp
• Speed: 38 knots
• Range: 4,600 nm at 12 knots
• Armament:
  • 4 - 120mm guns (2x2)
  • 2 - 40mm pom pom anti-aircraft guns
  • 4 - 13.2 mm machine guns
  • 6 - 533mm torpedo tubes
  • 54 Mines
• Crew: 185

[edit] List of ships of Freccia class

[edit] Italian Navy

• RN Dardo - built by Odero, Sestri Ponente, launched September 6, 1930 - Taken by the Germans and renamed TA31. Scuttled on April 24, 1945.
• RN Freccia - built by CT Riva Trigioso, launched August 3, 1930 - Sunk on August 8, 1943 off Genoa by bombing.
• RN Saetta - built by CT Riva Trigioso, launched January 17, 1932 - Sunk by a mine on February 3, 1943.
• RN Strale - built by Odero, Sestri Ponente, launched March 26, 1931 - Grounded herself on June 21, 1942 near Cape Bon and finished off by torpedoes from British submarine HMS Turbulent.

[edit] Hellenic Navy

The Greek Navy ordered four destroyers from Italy in 1929 to a modified design. The chief difference with the Italian ships was the substitution of four single 120mm guns for the twin turrets used in the Italian Navy ships.

• RHS Hydra - built by Odero, Sestri Ponente, sunk by German aircraft, April 22, 1941.
• RHS Spetsai - built by Odero, Sestri Ponente, served during World War II, decommissioned in 1946.
• RHS Psara - built by Odero, Sestri Ponente, sunk by German aircraft, April 20, 1941.
• RHS Kountouriotis - built by Odero, Sestri Ponente, served during World War II, decommissioned in 1946.

[edit] References

• Axis History Factbook
• M.H Whitley, Destroyers of World War 2, 1988 Cassell Publishing ISBN 1 85409 521 8

Freccia-class destroyer

Regia Marina

Freccia | Dardo | Strale | Saetta

Royal Hellenic Navy

Hydra | Spetsai | Psara | Kountouriotis

List of Italian destroyers List of naval ships of Greece