Italian destroyer Angelo Bassini

Angelo Bassini anchored at Kotor in the early summer of 1941.
History
Kingdom of Italy
NameAngelo Bassini
NamesakeAngelo Bassini (1815–1889), Italian soldier and patriot
BuilderCantieri navali Odero, Sestri Ponente, Kingdom of Italy
Laid down2 October 1916
Launched28 March 1918
Completed1 May 1918
Commissioned1 May 1918
IdentificationPennant number BS
MottoNemini cedit (No One Gives In)
ReclassifiedTorpedo boat 1 October 1929
Fate
  • Sunk 28 May 1943
  • Stricken 18 October 1946
  • Refloated 1946
  • Scrapped
General characteristics (as built)
TypeDestroyer
Displacement
Length72.5 m (237 ft 10 in) (waterline)
Beam7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Draught2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Installed power
  • 15,500 shp (11,558 kW)
  • maximum 17,000 shp (12,677 kW)
Propulsion
Speed33.6 knots (62.2 km/h; 38.7 mph)
Range
  • 2,230 nmi (4,130 km; 2,570 mi) at 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
  • 410 nmi (759 km; 472 mi) at 28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph)
Complement4 officers, 74 non-commissioned officers and sailors
Armament
Angelo Bassini sometime between 1930 and 1941.

Angelo Bassini was an Italian La Masa-class destroyer. Commissioned into service in the Italian Regia Marina ("Royal Navy") in 1918, she served in the final months of World War I, participating in the Adriatic campaign. During the interwar period, she was reclassified as a torpedo boat in 1929. During World War II, she took part in the Adriatic campaign, operations in support of the Greco–Italian War, the Mediterranean campaign, and the Tunisian campaign until she was sunk in 1943.