TA15 1943
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| TA17 (ex-Francesco Crispi), 11.1943- TA15 | Pattison, Napoli, Italy | 2.1923 | 12.9.1925 | 4.1927 // 10.1943 | sunk 8.3.1944 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
965 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1457 |
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Length, m |
84.0 wl 84.9 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
8.60 |
|
Draught, m |
2.98 normal |
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No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 sets Belluzzo geared steam turbines, 3 Thornycroft boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
36000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
35 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 233 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1300(15) |
|
Armament |
2 x 2 - 120/45 M1926, 4 x 1 - 20/65 M1939, 2 x 2 - 533 TT, 2 DCT |
|
Complement |
174 |
Project history: Former Italian destroyer of Sella class, captured by German troops in September 1943. Real max speed was about 28kts. In 1944 she had serious problems with machinery: only port turbine gear unit was operable, max speed was no more than 15kts.
Modernizations: late 1943: - 1 x 2 - 533 TT; + 1 x 1 - 40/56 FlaK 28, 2 x 1 - 37/54 M1939
early 1944: only one shaft was operable, maximal speed was 15 kts; + 1 x 4 - 20/65 C/38
Naval service: TA15 served in Aegean Sea and was sunk 8.3.1944 off Heraklion (Crete) by rockets from British aircraft, later salvaged but sunk again by British aircraft 12.10.1944 while fitting out.
TA15
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