# Palestro-class destroyer > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Palestro-class_destroyer > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Palestro-class_destroyer.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestro-class_destroyer > Source revision: 1356474483 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image=Миноносец Палестро.jpg | image_caption=Line drawing of a ''Palestro''-class destroyer }} |section2={{Infobox ship/class overview | name=''Palestro'' class | builders=[Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando](/source/Cantiere_navale_fratelli_Orlando), [Orlando yard](/source/Cantiere_navale_fratelli_Orlando), [Livorno](/source/Livorno) | operators=*{{Navy|Kingdom of Italy|name=''Regia Marina''}} *{{Navy|Nazi Germany|name=''Kriegsmarine''}} | class_before= | class_after={{sclass|Generali|destroyer}} | subclasses= | cost= | built_range=1917–1923 | in_service_range= | in_commission_range=1921–1944 | total_ships_building= | total_ships_planned=8 | total_ships_completed=4 | total_ships_canceled= | total_ships_active= | total_ships_laid_up= | total_ships_lost=4 | total_ships_retired= | total_ships_scrapped= | total_ships_preserved= }} |section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |class= |type= [Destroyer](/source/Destroyer) rerated as [Torpedo boats](/source/Torpedo_boats) in 1938 |tonnage= |displacement=*{{Convert|875|LT|t|0|lk=on}} standard *{{Convert|1076|LT|t|0}} full |length=*{{Convert|81.9|m|ftin|abbr=on}} [o/a](/source/Length_overall) *{{Convert|80|m|ftin|abbr=on}} [w/l](/source/Length_at_the_waterline) |beam= {{Convert|8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |height= |draught= {{Convert|2.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |depth= |decks= |deck_clearance= |power= |propulsion=* 4 × [Thornycroft](/source/Thornycroft) boilers * 2 × [Zoelly](/source/Zoelly) steam turbines * {{Convert|18000|hp|0|abbr=on}} * 2 shafts |speed= {{Convert|32|kn|lk=in}} |range= {{Convert|1970|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{Convert|14|kn}} |endurance= |boats= |troops= |complement=118 |sensors= |EW= |armament=* 4 × Schneider-Armstrong 1917 model [102/45 mm main guns](/source/Cannon_102%2F45) * 2 × Ansaldo [76/40 mm guns](/source/Cannon_76%2F40_Model_1916) * 2 × 6.5/80 mm guns * 4 × {{Convert|450|mm|in|abbr=on}} [torpedo tube](/source/torpedo_tube)s * From 10 to 38 [mines](/source/Naval_mine) |armour= |notes= }} }} The '''''Palestro''-class''' were four [destroyer](/source/destroyer)s of the Italian ''[Regia Marina](/source/Regia_Marina)'' that saw service from the mid-1920s to World War II. The ships were designed in 1915 and based on the ''Audace''-class destroyer. Eight ships were ordered, but because of wartime shortages of materials only four were eventually completed. These four ships were laid down in 1917 at the Orlando shipyard in [Livorno](/source/Livorno), but were not finally completed until 1921–1923. In 1938 they were re-rated as [torpedo boat](/source/torpedo_boat)s. The ships had an overall length of 81.9 m (268 ft 8 in), a beam of 8.0 m (26 ft 3 in), and a draught of 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in). Standard displacement was 875 long tons (889 t), increasing to 1,076 long tons (1,093 t) at full load. The complement consisted of 118 officers and enlisted personnel. Propulsion was provided by four Thornycroft boilers supplying steam to two Zoelly steam turbines, which drove two shafts. The machinery was rated at 18,000 shaft horsepower (13,423 kW), giving a designed speed of 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph). The ships had a range of approximately 1,970 nautical miles (3,650 km; 2,270 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph). Armament consisted of four 102 mm/45 Schneider-Armstrong Model 1917 guns in single mounts, supplemented by two 76/40 mm Ansaldo guns and two 6.5 mm machine guns for anti-aircraft defence. The torpedo armament comprised four 450 mm (18 in) torpedo tubes arranged in two twin mounts. The class was also fitted with capacity for between 10 and 38 naval mines depending on operational requirements. The design was subsequently enlarged into the {{Sclass|Sella|destroyer}}s, a design that was developed into a series of medium-sized Italian destroyer classes.{{cite book | last = Whitley | first = M J | title = Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia | publisher = Arms and Armour Press | year = 2000 | location = London | pages = 160–161 | isbn = 1-85409-521-8 }} ==Ships== * '''''Palestro''''' (PT) was laid down in April 1917, launched on 23 March 1919 and completed in January 1921. She was sunk by the British submarine {{HMS|Osiris|N67|6}} off [Durrës](/source/Durr%C3%ABs), Albania, on 22 September 1940. * '''''Confienza''''' (CF) was laid down in May 1917, launched on 18 December 1920 and completed in April 1923. She sank after a collision with auxiliary cruiser ''Capitano A. Cecchi'' off [Brindisi](/source/Brindisi) on 20 November 1940. * '''''San Martino''''' (SM) was laid down in April 1917, launched on 8 September 1920 and completed in October 1922. She was captured by the Germans at [Piraeus](/source/Piraeus), Greece, on 9 September 1943, and was commissioned into the ''[Kriegsmarine](/source/Kriegsmarine)'' on 28 October 1943 as ''TA17''. She was mined on 18 June 1944, and bombed on 18 September 1944 while under repair. She was finally scuttled at [Salamis](/source/Salamis_Island) on 12 October 1944. * '''''Solferino''''' (SL) was laid down in April 1917, launched on 28 April 1920 and completed in October 1921. She was captured by the Germans at [Souda](/source/Souda), Crete, on 9 September 1943, and was commissioned into the ''Kriegsmarine'' on 25 July 1944 as ''TA18''. She was badly damaged by gunfire during an encounter with the British destroyers {{HMS|Termagant|R89|6}} and {{HMS|Tuscan|R56|2}} off [Skiathos](/source/Skiathos), in the Aegean Sea, then ran aground near [Volos](/source/Volos), and was destroyed by her crew. ==See also== * [List of Italian destroyers](/source/List_of_Italian_destroyers) * [Torpedoboot Ausland](/source/Torpedoboot_Ausland) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Bibliography== * {{cite book|last=Fraccaroli|first=Aldo|chapter=Italy|pages=252–290|editor1-last=Gray|editor1-first=Randal|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921|year=1985|location=Annapolis |publisher=Naval Institute Press|isbn=978-0-87021-907-8}} * {{cite book|last=Whitley|first=M. J.|title=Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia|publisher=Naval Institute Press|year=1988|isbn=0-87021-326-1 |location=Annapolis, Maryland |author-link=Michael J. Whitley}} ==External links== * [https://www.marina.difesa.it/noi-siamo-la-marina/mezzi/mezzi-storici/Pagine/PQRS/palestro_caccia.aspx Classe Palestro] Marina Militare website {{Portal bar|Italy|Engineering}} {{Palestro class torpedo boat}} {{WWII Italian ships}} Category:Palestro-class destroyers Category:Destroyers of the Regia Marina Category:Destroyer classes {{Italy-mil-ship-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Palestro-class destroyer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestro-class_destroyer) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestro-class_destroyer?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.