Legionaro

CountryItaly
Ship ClassSoldati-class Destroyer
BuilderOTO Livorno, Tuscany, Italy
Commissioned1 Mar 1942
Decommissioned1 Jun 1954
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 gun, 12x20mm guns, 6x533mm torpedo tubes

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ww2dbaseDestroyer Legionaro was named after Roman legions. She was given to France after WW2 as war reparations; she operated under the new name Duchaffaultt. She was decommissioned from the French Navy in 1954.

ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia.

Last Major Revision: Dec 2007

Legionaro Operational Timeline

1 Mar 1942 Legionaro was commissioned into service.
1 Jun 1954 Legionaro was decommissioned from service.




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