Italian destroyer Francesco Crispi

Francesco Crispi 1927
History
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Francesco Crispi
Namesake	Francesco Crispi
Builder	Pattinson, Naples
Laid down	21 February 1923
Launched	12 September 1925
Completed	29 April 1927
Fate	Captured by the Germans, 9 September 1943
Germany
Name	TA15
Acquired	9 September 1943
Commissioned	30 October 1943
Fate	Sunk by aircraft, 8 March 1944 Refloated and later scuttled
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Sella-class destroyer
Displacement	970 t (950 long tons) (standard) 1,480 t (1,460 long tons) (full load)
Length	84.9 m (278 ft 7 in)
Beam	8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
Draught	2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Installed power	3 Thornycroft boilers 36,000 shp (27,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Range	3,600 nmi (6,700 km; 4,100 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	152–153
Armament	1 × twin, 1 × single 120 mm (4.7 in) guns 2 × single 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns 2 × single 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns 2 × twin 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 32 mines

Francesco Crispi was one of four Sella-class destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the 1920s. Completed in 1927, she served in World War II.