The class was built between 1921 and 1924, ordered from Cantieri navali Odero, Sestri Ponente. The ships were able to reach 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) of top speed, an improvement respect the previous class Rosolino Pilo. Their displacement was 832 tons (normal) and 890 tons (full load). Their armament initially was composed of three 102-millimetre (4 in)/45 calibre guns (an Italian version of the QF 4 inch Mk V) and two 76 mm (3.0 in) L30 guns, and four 450 mm (18 in) torpedo launchers. In 1936 ships were enabled with minesweeping equipment, and the 76 mm guns were replaced by twin cannons Breda Model 35.
Generale Marcello Prestinari - 1923
Units
The class was known also by name of his first unit, Generale Antonio Cantore. All other ships were dedicated to Italian generals. All ships were built by Cantieri navali Odero at Sestri Ponente. None of them survived the war.
Fraccaroli, Aldo (1985). "Italy". In Gray, Randal (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. pp. 252–290. ISBN978-0-87021-907-8.
generali, class, destroyer, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Generali class destroyer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Generali class destroyer was a class of Italian destroyers built as a development of the Rosolino Pilo class destroyer They were the last ships of the Regia Marina Italian Navy fitted with three stacks In 1929 being obsolete the units were reclassified as torpedo boats and in this role served during Second World War Generale Antonio Cantore photographed in 1941 in Kotor following the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia Class overviewNameGenerali classBuildersCantieri navali OderoOperators Regia Marina KriegsmarinePreceded byRosolino Pilo classSucceeded byCurtatone classPlanned6Completed6Lost6General characteristicsTypeDestroyerDisplacement832 tons normal 890 tons full load Length73 2 m 240 ft 2 in Beam7 3 m 23 ft 11 in Draught3 m 9 ft 10 in Installed power16 000 hp 12 000 kW Propulsion4 boilers and 2 turbines 2 axesSpeed30 knots 56 km h Range2 000 nautical miles 3 700 km at 14 kn 26 km h Complement105Armament3 102 mm 4 in 45 guns 2 76 mm 3 0 in L30 guns 4 450 mm 18 in torpedo launchers Contents 1 Origins 2 Units 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksOrigins EditThe class was built between 1921 and 1924 ordered from Cantieri navali Odero Sestri Ponente The ships were able to reach 30 knots 56 km h 35 mph of top speed an improvement respect the previous class Rosolino Pilo Their displacement was 832 tons normal and 890 tons full load Their armament initially was composed of three 102 millimetre 4 in 45 calibre guns an Italian version of the QF 4 inch Mk V and two 76 mm 3 0 in L30 guns and four 450 mm 18 in torpedo launchers In 1936 ships were enabled with minesweeping equipment and the 76 mm guns were replaced by twin cannons Breda Model 35 Generale Marcello Prestinari 1923Units EditThe class was known also by name of his first unit Generale Antonio Cantore All other ships were dedicated to Italian generals All ships were built by Cantieri navali Odero at Sestri Ponente None of them survived the war Ship Launched FateGenerale Antonio Cantore 23 April 1921 Sunk by a mine off Ras el Tin Libya 22 August 1942Generale Antonio Cascino 18 March 1922 Scuttled 9 September 1943Generale Antonio Chinotto 7 Aug 1921 Sunk by mines off Palermo 28 March 1941Generale Carlo Montanari 4 October 1922 Captured by the Germans scuttled 25 April 1944Generale Marcello Prestinari 4 July 1922 Sunk by a mine near Sicily 31 January 1943Generale Achille Papa 8 December 1921 Captured by the Germans sunk 25 April 1945References EditBibliography EditFraccaroli Aldo 1985 Italy In Gray Randal ed Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1906 1921 Annapolis Naval Institute Press pp 252 290 ISBN 978 0 87021 907 8 External links EditClasse Generali Marina Militare websitePortals Italy Engineering World War II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Generali class destroyer amp oldid 1146832041, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
