Carabiniere was one of nineteen Soldati-class destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Completed in 1938, she survived World War II to be scrapped in 1978.
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Name | Carabiniere |
Namesake | Carabinieri |
Builder | Cantiere navale di Riva Trigoso |
Laid down | 1 February 1937 |
Launched | 23 July 1938 |
Completed | 20 December 1938 |
Stricken | 18 January 1956 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1978 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Soldati-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Beam | 10.15 m (33 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 3.15–4.3 m (10 ft 4 in – 14 ft 1 in) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines |
Speed | 34–35 knots (63–65 km/h; 39–40 mph) |
Range | 2,340 nmi (4,330 km; 2,690 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 206 |
Armament |
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The Soldati-class destroyers were slightly improved versions of the preceding Oriani class.[1] They had a length between perpendiculars of 101.6 meters (333 ft 4 in)[2] and an overall length of 106.7 meters (350 ft 1 in). The ships had a beam of 10.15 meters (33 ft 4 in) and a mean draft of 3.15 meters (10 ft 4 in) and 4.3 meters (14 ft 1 in) at deep load.[3] The Soldatis displaced 1,830–1,850 metric tons (1,800–1,820 long tons) at normal load, and 2,450–2,550 metric tons (2,410–2,510 long tons) at deep load.[4] Their wartime complement during was 206 officers and enlisted men.[2]
Carabiniere was powered by two Belluzzo geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam supplied by three Yarrow boilers.[2] Designed for a maximum output of 48,000 shaft horsepower (36,000 kW) and a speed of 34–35 knots (63–65 km/h; 39–40 mph) in service, the Soldati-class ships reached speeds of 39–40 knots (72–74 km/h; 45–46 mph) during their sea trials while lightly loaded. They carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of 2,340 nautical miles (4,330 km; 2,690 mi) at a speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) and 682 nmi (1,263 km; 785 mi) at a speed of 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph).[4]
Carabiniere's main battery consisted of four 50-caliber 120-millimeter (4.7 in) guns in two twin-gun turrets, one each fore and aft of the superstructure. On a platform amidships was a 15-caliber 120-millimeter star shell gun.[5] Anti-aircraft (AA) defense for the Soldatis was provided by eight 20-millimeter (0.8 in) Breda Model 1935 guns.[4] The ships were equipped with six 533-millimeter (21 in) torpedo tubes in two triple mounts amidships. Although they were not provided with a sonar system for anti-submarine work, they were fitted with a pair of depth charge throwers. The ships could carry 48 mines.[2]
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