Italian destroyer Strale (1931)

History
Italy
NameStrale
BuilderCantieri navali Odero, Genoa-Sestri Ponente
Laid down20 February 1929
Launched26 March 1931
Commissioned6 February 1932
Fate
  • Ran aground and wrecked, 21 March 1942
  • Destroyed by torpedoes, 21 June 1942
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeFreccia-class destroyer
Displacement
Length96.15 m (315 ft 5 in)
Beam9.75 m (32 ft 0 in)
Draught3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range4,600 nmi (8,500 km; 5,300 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement185
Armament

Strale was one of four Freccia-class destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the early 1930s. Completed in 1932, she played a minor role in the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 supporting the Spanish Nationalists and served in World War II.