home

fighting ships of the world

REGIA MARINA (ITALY)

TORPEDO SHIPS

"Soldati", 2nd (ALPINO) group destroyers (1910)

nearly sister-ship Artigliere 1910

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Alpino AP   Ansaldo, Genova 12.1905 27.11.1909 4.1910 stricken 6.1928
Fuciliere FC, FL   Ansaldo, Genova 10.1905 21.8.1909 1.1910 stricken 12.1932
Pontiere PN   Ansaldo, Genova 11.1905 3.1.1910 2.1910 stricken 7.1929

 

Displacement normal, t

407

Displacement full, t

424

Length, m

64.4 wl 65.0 oa

Breadth, m

6.10

Draught, m

2.10

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 VTE, 3 Thornycroft boilers

Power, h. p.

6000

Max speed, kts

28.5

Fuel, t

oil 65

Endurance, nm(kts) 1600(12)

Armament

4 x 1 - 76/40 A, 3 x 1 - 450 TT, 10 mines

Complement

50

Project history: Last series of British "destroyers" successors, in essence large torpedo boats.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: All were reclassified as torpedo boats in July 1921.

Pontiere 1910

© Ivan Gogin, 2009-14