The Sella-class destroyers were enlarged and improved versions of the preceding Palestro and Curtatone classes.[1] They had an overall length of 84.9 meters (279 ft), a beam of 8.6 meters (28 ft 3 in) and a mean draft of 2.7 meters (8 ft 10 in). They displaced 970 metric tons (950 long tons) at standard load, and 1,480 metric tons (1,460 long tons) at deep load. Their complement was 8–9 officers and 144 enlisted men.[2]
The Sellas were powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam supplied by three Thornycroft boilers. The turbines were rated at 36,000 shaft horsepower (27,000 kW) for a speed of 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) in service,[3] although Quintino Sella reached a speed of 37.3 knots (69.1 km/h; 42.9 mph) from 35,090 shp (26,170 kW) during her sea trials while lightly loaded.[4] The ships carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of 1,800 nautical miles (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) at a speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph).[5]
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italian, destroyer, quintino, sella, quintino, sella, lead, ship, class, four, destroyers, built, regia, marina, royal, italian, navy, 1920s, completed, 1926, served, world, historykingdom, italynamequintino, sellanamesakequintino, sellabuilderpattinson, naple. Quintino Sella 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 HistoryKingdom of ItalyNameQuintino SellaNamesakeQuintino SellaBuilderPattinson NaplesLaid down12 October 1922Launched25 April 1925Completed25 March 1926FateSunk by torpedo 11 September 1943General characteristics as built Class and typeSella class destroyerDisplacement970 t 950 long tons standard 1 480 t 1 460 long tons full load Length84 9 m 278 ft 7 in Beam8 6 m 28 ft 3 in Draught2 7 m 8 ft 10 in Installed power3 Thornycroft boilers 36 000 shp 27 000 kW Propulsion2 shafts 2 geared steam turbinesSpeed33 knots 61 km h 38 mph Range3 600 nmi 6 700 km 4 100 mi at 14 knots 26 km h 16 mph Complement152 153Armament1 twin 1 single 120 mm 4 7 in guns 2 single 40 mm 1 6 in AA guns 2 single 13 2 mm 0 52 in machine guns 2 twin 533 mm 21 in torpedo tubes 32 mines Contents 1 Design and description 2 Construction and career 3 Citations 4 Bibliography 5 External linksDesign and description EditThe Sella class destroyers were enlarged and improved versions of the preceding Palestro and Curtatone classes 1 They had an overall length of 84 9 meters 279 ft a beam of 8 6 meters 28 ft 3 in and a mean draft of 2 7 meters 8 ft 10 in They displaced 970 metric tons 950 long tons at standard load and 1 480 metric tons 1 460 long tons at deep load Their complement was 8 9 officers and 144 enlisted men 2 The Sellas were powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines each driving one propeller shaft using steam supplied by three Thornycroft boilers The turbines were rated at 36 000 shaft horsepower 27 000 kW for a speed of 33 knots 61 km h 38 mph in service 3 although Quintino Sella reached a speed of 37 3 knots 69 1 km h 42 9 mph from 35 090 shp 26 170 kW during her sea trials while lightly loaded 4 The ships carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of 1 800 nautical miles 3 300 km 2 100 mi at a speed of 14 knots 26 km h 16 mph 5 Their main battery consisted of four 120 millimeter 4 7 in guns in one twin gun turret aft of the superstructure and one single gun turret forward of it 2 Anti aircraft AA defense for the Sella class ships was provided by a pair of 40 millimeter 1 6 in AA guns in single mounts amidships and a pair of 13 2 millimeter 0 52 in machine guns They were equipped with four 533 millimeter 21 in torpedo tubes in two twin mounts amidships 3 The Sellas could also carry 32 mines 2 Construction and career EditQuintino Sella was laid down by Pattinson at their Naples shipyard on 12 October 1922 launched on 25 April 1925 and commissioned on 25 March 1926 5 Citations Edit Whitley p 160 a b c Fraccaroli p 43 a b Roberts p 298 McMurtrie p 281 a b Whitley p 159Bibliography EditBrescia Maurizio 2012 Mussolini s Navy A Reference Guide to the Regina Marina 1930 45 Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 978 1 59114 544 8 Fraccaroli Aldo 1968 Italian Warships of World War II Shepperton UK Ian Allan ISBN 0 7110 0002 6 Greene Jack amp Massignani Alessandro 1998 The Naval War in the Mediterranean 1940 1943 London Chatam Publishing ISBN 1 86176 057 4 McMurtrie Francis E ed 1937 Jane s Fighting Ships 1937 London Sampson Low OCLC 927896922 O Hara Vincent P 2009 Struggle for the Middle Sea The Great Navies at War in the Mediterranean Theater 1940 1945 Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 978 1 59114 648 3 Roberts John 1980 Italy In Chesneau Roger ed Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1922 1946 New York Mayflower Books pp 280 317 ISBN 0 8317 0303 2 Rohwer Jurgen 2005 Chronology of the War at Sea 1939 1945 The Naval History of World War Two Third Revised ed Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 1 59114 119 2 Whitley M J 1988 Destroyers of World War 2 An International Encyclopedia Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 1 85409 521 8 External links EditQuintino Sella Marina Militare websitePortals Italy Engineering World War II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Italian destroyer Quintino Sella amp oldid 1091765677, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
