Italian destroyer Benedetto Cairoli

History
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Benedetto Cairoli
Namesake	Benedetto Cairoli (1825–1889), Italian patriot, soldier, and politician
Builder	Cantieri navali Odero, Sestri Ponente, Kingdom of Italy
Laid down	1 September 1916
Launched	28 December 1917
Completed	3 February 1918
Commissioned	1918
Fate	Sunk in collision 10 April 1918
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	785 long tons (798 t) (standard) 851 long tons (865 t) (full load)
Length	72.5 m (237 ft 10 in) (waterline)
Beam	7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Draught	2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Installed power	15,500 shp (11,558 kW) maximum 17,000 shp (12,677 kW)
Propulsion	2 × Tosi steam turbines 4 × Thornycroft boilers
Speed	33.6 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)
Complement	4 officers, 74 non-commissioned officers and sailors
Armament	4 × 102 mm (4 in)/45 guns 2 × 76.2 mm (3 in)/40 AA 4 × 450 mm (18 in) torpedo tubes 10 mines

Benedetto Cairoli was an Italian La Masa-class destroyer. Commissioned into service in the Italian Regia Marina ("Royal Navy") in 1918. She served in World War I, participating in the Adriatic campaign. Only a little more than two months after entering service, she sank after a collision.