Italian destroyer Giuseppe Cesare Abba

Giuseppe Cesare Abba as a minesweeper. The photo is dated 1 July 1953, but she already bears the pennant number M5330 given to her in 1954.
History
Kingdom of Italy
NameGiuseppe Cesare Abba
NamesakeGiuseppe Cesare Abba (1838–1910), Italian patriot
BuilderCantieri navali Odero, Sestri PonenteKingdom of Italy
Laid down19 August 1913
Launched25 May 1915
Commissioned6 July 1915
ReclassifiedTorpedo boat 1 October 1929
IdentificationPennant number AB
FateTo Italian Republic 1946
Italian Republic
ReclassifiedCoastal minesweeper 1954
Identification
  • Pennant number AB (1946–1954)
  • Pennant number M 5330 (1954–1958)
Stricken1 September 1958
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeRosolino Pilo-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 912 tons (max)
  • 770 tons (standard)
Length73 m (240 ft)
Beam7.3 m (24 ft)
Draught2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Installed power16,000 brake horsepower (11,931 kW)
Propulsion
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range1,200 nmi (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement69-79
Armament

Giuseppe Cesare Abba was an Italian Rosolino Pilo-class destroyer. Commissioned into service in the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in 1915, she served in World War I, playing an active role in the Adriatic campaign. Reclassified as a torpedo boat in 1929, she participated in the Mediterranean and Adriatic campaigns of World War II. In 1943, she switched to the Allied side, operating as part of the Italian Co-belligerent Navy for the remainder of the war. She served in the postwar Italian Navy (Marina Miltare) and was reclassified as a minesweeper in 1954. She was stricken in 1958.