Granatiere

CountryItaly
Ship ClassSoldati-class Destroyer
BuilderCNR Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Launched24 Apr 1938
Commissioned1 Feb 1939
Decommissioned1 Jul 1958
Displacement1,620 tons standard; 2,550 tons full
Length350 feet
Beam33 feet
Draft10 feet
MachineryThree Yarrow boilers, two Belluzzo or Parsons type turbines, two shafts
Power Output48,000 shaft horsepower
Speed38 knots
Range2,200nm at 20 knots
Crew206
Armament2x2x120mm guns, 1x120mm starshell gun, 12x13.2mm machine guns, 6x600mm torpedo tubes

Contributor:

ww2dbaseDestroyer GRanatiere was named after grenadiers. She was decommissioned by the Italian Navy in 1958.

ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia.

Last Major Revision: Dec 2007

Granatiere Operational Timeline

1 Feb 1939 Granatiere was commissioned into service.
1 Jul 1958 Granatiere was decommissioned from service.




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