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Giuseppe Sirtori-class destroyer

The Giuseppe Sirtori class consisted of four destroyers built for the Italian (Royal Navy) during World War I. All four ships saw action during the war, survived the post-war reduction in Italian naval strength, and were lost during World War II.

Design and description

The ships were designed as slightly improved versions of the preceding . They had an overall length of , a beam of and a mean draft of . They displaced at standard load, and at deep load. Their crew consisted of 98 officers and enlisted men.

The Giuseppe Sirtoris were powered by two Tosi steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam supplied by four Thornycroft boilers. The turbines were rated at for a speed of , but could reach from . The ships carried of fuel oil which gave them a range of at a speed of .

Ships in class

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