Sauro class destroyer

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The Sauro Class were agroup of destroyers built for the Italian Navy in the late 1920's. All these ships fought in World War II. They were based in the Red Sea Italian Colony of Eritrea and were sunk during the East African Campaign in 1941.

These ships were an enlarged version of the Sella class destroyer, with 6 rather than 4 torpedo tubes , a 60cm increase in beam, a new Bridge structure.

[edit] General Characteristics

Displacement: 1,058 tons standard, 1,600 tons full load
Length: 90.16 m
Beam: 9.2 m
Draught: 2.9 m
Machinery: 2 shaft Parsons type geared turbines, 3 boilers, 36,000hp
Speed: 35 knots
Range: 2,600 nm at 14 knots
Armament:
- 4 - 120mm guns (2x2)
- 2 - 40mm pom pom anti-aircraft guns
- 2 - 13.2 mm machine guns
- 6 - 533mm torpedo tubes (2x3)
- 52 Mines
Crew: 156

[edit] Ships

These ships formed the 3rd Squdrilla and were based in the Red Sea

Cesare Battisti - named after Cesare Battisti, built by Odero, Sestri Ponente, completed 13 April 1927, Scuttled 3 April 1941
Daniele Manin - named after Daniele Manin, built by CNQ Fiume, completed 1 March 1927, Sunk 3 April 1941 by Bombing
Francesco Nullo - named after Francesco Nullo, built by CNQ Fiume, completed 15 April 1927, lost 21 October 1940, damaged by HMS Kimberley and run aground on Harmi island
Nazario Sauro - named after Nazario Sauro, built by Odero, Sestri Ponente, Completed 23 september 1926, Sunk 3 April 1941 by Bombing