Maestrale-class destroyer

	Scirocco at anchor
Class overview
Name	Maestrale class
Operators	Regia Marina; Italian Navy;
Preceded by	Folgore class
Succeeded by	Oriani class
Built	1931–1934
In commission	1934–1965
Completed	4
Lost	3
Scrapped	1
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	1,610 long tons (1,640 t) (standard); 2,208 long tons (2,243 t) (full load);
Length	106.7 m (350 ft 1 in)
Beam	10.15 m (33 ft 4 in)
Draught	3.31–4.3 m (10 ft 10 in – 14 ft 1 in)
Installed power	3 three-drum boilers; 44,000 hp (33,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	32–33 knots (59–61 km/h; 37–38 mph)
Range	2,600–2,800 nmi (4,800–5,200 km; 3,000–3,200 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	7 officers and 166 men
Armament	2 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns; 2 × single 120 mm (4.7 in) star shell guns; 2 × single 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns; 2 × twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns; 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 2–4 × depth charge throwers; 56 mines;

The Maestrale class were a group of destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) and served in World War II. They formed the basis for subsequent Italian destroyer designs; the Oriani and Soldati classes.

Class overview
Scirocco at anchor
Name	Maestrale class
Operators	Regia Marina Italian Navy
Preceded by	Folgore class
Succeeded by	Oriani class
Built	1931–1934
In commission	1934–1965
Completed	4
Lost	3
Scrapped	1
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	1,610 long tons (1,640 t) (standard) 2,208 long tons (2,243 t) (full load)
Length	106.7 m (350 ft 1 in)
Beam	10.15 m (33 ft 4 in)
Draught	3.31–4.3 m (10 ft 10 in – 14 ft 1 in)
Installed power	3 three-drum boilers 44,000 hp (33,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	32–33 knots (59–61 km/h; 37–38 mph)
Range	2,600–2,800 nmi (4,800–5,200 km; 3,000–3,200 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	7 officers and 166 men
Armament	2 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns 2 × single 120 mm (4.7 in) star shell guns 2 × single 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns 2 × twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 2–4 × depth charge throwers 56 mines