Italian destroyer Ascari

Ascari in 1940
History
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Ascari
Namesake	Askari
Builder	O.T.O., Livorno
Laid down	11 December 1937
Launched	31 July 1938
Completed	6 May 1939
Fate	Sunk by mines, 24 March 1943
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Soldati-class destroyer
Displacement	1,820–1,850 long tons (1,850–1,880 t) (standard) 2,450–2,550 long tons (2,490–2,590 t) (full load)
Length	106.7 m (350 ft 1 in) (o/a) 101.6 m (333 ft 4 in) (pp)
Beam	10.15 m (33 ft 4 in)
Draught	3.15–4.3 m (10 ft 4 in – 14 ft 1 in)
Installed power	3 Yarrow boilers 48,000 shp (36,000 kW)
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	2 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns 1 × 120 mm (4.7 in) star shell gun 8 × 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 2 × depth charge throwers 48 mines
Service record
Part of:	Destroyer Division 12
Operations:	Battle of the Mediterranean Battle of Calabria Battle of Cape Spartivento Battle of Cape Matapan Operation Halberd First Battle of Sirte Second Battle of Sirte Operation Harpoon Operation Pedestal

Ascari was one of nineteen Soldati-class destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Completed in mid-1939, she was the last of the first batch of a dozen ships to enter service.