Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Regia Marina — Destroyer

Italian destroyer Antonio da Noli

Navigatori-class destroyer

Italian destroyer Antonio da Noli
Lucio Profeti — it.Wikipedia — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons Plate The destroyer Antonio da Noli in navigation in September 1942.

Service

  1. Regia Marina as Antonio da Noli? — 9 September 19431,469 days of the war
Navigatori-class destroyer Particulars
Name
Antonio da Noli
Namesake
Antonio da Noli
Builder
Cantieri del Tirreno, Riva Trigoso
Laid down
25 July 1927
Launched
21 May 1929
Fate
Sunk by mine, 9 September 1943
By mine (1943)
Status
Wreck

Specifications

Displacement, standard
1,900 long tons (1,930 t)
Displacement, full load
2,580 long tons (2,621 t)
Length
107.3 m (352 ft)
Beam
10.2 m (33.5 ft)
Draught
3.5 m (11.5 ft)
Speed
32 knots (59.3 km/h, 36.8 mph)
Range
3,800 nmi (7,038 km)
Complement
222
Main gun
120 mm (4.7 in)

Antonio da Noli was a Navigatori-class destroyer, operated by the Regia Marina. She was named for Antonio da Noli. Her keel was laid at Cantieri del Tirreno, Riva Trigoso on 25 July 1927. She was launched on 21 May 1929.

Twelve ships of the class were built. The class followed the Turbine-class destroyer and was succeeded by the Freccia-class destroyer.

She displaced 1,900 long tons standard and 2,580 long tons at full load. She measured 107.3 m (352 ft) long with a beam of 10.2 m (33 ft). Her designed speed was 32 knots, and she carried a complement of 222.

Her main battery was six 120 mm (4.7 in) guns in three twin mountings. 55,000 hp drove two shafts.

She was in commission for 1,469 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 9 September 1943 by mine. The wreck survives.

Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.

Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Power
  • 4 water-tube boilers
  • 55000 hp
Armament
  • 3 × twin 120 mm guns
  • 2 × single 40 mm AA guns
  • 4 × twin 13.2 mm machine guns
  • 2 × triple 533 mm torpedo tubes
  • 86–104 mines

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