Maestrale-class destroyer

The "Maestrale" class were a group of destroyers built for the (Royal Italian Navy) and served in World War II. They formed the basis for subsequent Italian destroyer designs; the and es.
Design and description.
The "Maestrale"-class destroyers were a completely new design intended to rectify the stability problems of the preceding . They had a length between perpendiculars of and an overall length of . The ships had a beam of and a mean draft of and at deep load. They displaced at normal load, and at deep load. Their complement during wartime was 190 officers and enlisted men.
The "Maestrale"s were powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam supplied by a trio of three-drum boilers. The turbines were designed to produce and a speed of in service, although they reached speeds of during their sea trials while lightly loaded. The ships carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of at a speed of and at a speed of .
Their main battery consisted of four 50-caliber guns in two twin-gun turrets, one each fore and aft of the superstructure. Amidships were a pair of 15-caliber 120-millimeter star shell guns. Anti-aircraft (AA) defense for the "Maestrale"-class ships was provided by four machine guns. They were equipped with six torpedo tubes in two triple mounts amidships. Although the ships were not provided with a sonar system for anti-submarine work, they were fitted with a pair of depth charge throwers. The "Maestrale"s could carry 56 mines.