Navigatori-class destroyer

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Nicolò Zeno
Class overview
Name	Navigatori class
Operators	Regia Marina  Marina Militare  Kriegsmarine
Preceded by	Turbine class
Succeeded by	Freccia class
Built	1928–1929
In commission	1929–1954
Completed	12
Lost	11
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	1,900 long tons (1,930 t) (standard) 2,580 long tons (2,621 t) (full load)
Length	107.28 m (352 ft 0 in)
Beam	10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
Draught	3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
Installed power	4 water-tube boilers 55,000 hp (41,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	32 knots (59.3 km/h; 36.8 mph)
Range	3,800 nmi (7,000 km; 4,400 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	222–225 (wartime)
Armament	3 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns 2 × single 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns 4 × twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 86–104 mines

The Navigatori class were a group of Italian destroyers built in 1928–1929 for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy), named after Italian explorers. They fought in World War II. Just one vessel, Nicoloso Da Recco, survived the conflict.