Libeccio in Taranto
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History | |
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Kingdom of Italy | |
Name | Libeccio |
Namesake | Libeccio |
Builder | Cantiere navale di Riva Trigoso |
Laid down | 29 September 1931 |
Launched | 4 July 1934 |
Completed | 23 November 1934 |
Fate | Sunk by torpedo, 9 November 1941 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Maestrale-class destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | 106.7 m (350 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 10.15 m (33 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 3.31–4.3 m (10 ft 10 in – 14 ft 1 in) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines |
Speed | 32–33 knots (59–61 km/h; 37–38 mph) |
Range | 2,600–2,800 nmi (4,800–5,200 km; 3,000–3,200 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement | 190 |
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Libeccio was one of four Maestrale-class destroyer built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the early 1930s. Completed in 1934, she served in World War II.
She was present during the Battle of Taranto, and suffered a direct bomb hit, however it passed through her hull without exploding. She was also present at the disastrous Battle of the Duisburg Convoy, though survived only to be torpedoed the next day by HMS Upholder when she returned to the scene to search for survivors, she was taken in tow but soon sank.