Italian destroyer Francesco Nullo (1925)

Francesco Nullo
History
Kingdom of Italy
NameFrancesco Nullo
NamesakeFrancesco Nullo
BuilderCantieri navali del Quarnaro, Fiume
Laid down9 October 1924
Launched14 November 1925
Completed15 April 1927
FateDestroyed by aircraft, 21 October 1940
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeSauro-class destroyer
Displacement
Length90.16 m (295 ft 10 in)
Beam9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)
Draught2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Range2,600 nmi (4,800 km; 3,000 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement154–156
Armament

Francesco Nullo was one of four Sauro-class destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the 1920s. Completed in 1927, she served in World War II.