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Monzambano 1943  

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Calatafimi	CM		Orlando, Livorno	12.1920	17.3.1923	5.1924	captured by Germany 9.9.1943 (TA19)
Castelfidardo	CD		Orlando, Livorno	7.1920	4.6.1922	3.1924	captured by Germany 9.9.1943 (TA16)
Curtatone	CT		Orlando, Livorno	1.1920	17.3.1922	6.1923	sunk 20.5.1941
Monzambano	MB		Orlando, Livorno	1.1921	6.8.1923	6.1924	stricken 4.1951

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	953
Displacement full, t	1214
Length, m	84.6 wl 84.7 oa
Breadth, m	8.00
Draught, m	2.90 normal 3.00 full load
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 Zoelly steam turbines, 4 Thornycroft boilers
Power, h. p.	22000
Max speed, kts	32
Fuel, t	oil 206
Endurance, nm(kts)	1800(15)
Armament	2 x 2 - 102/45 Schneider-Armstrong 1919, 2 x 1 - 76/30 Armstrong 1914, 2 x 3 - 450 TT, 16 mines
Complement	117

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Project history

4 ships of Curtatone class have been ordered in 1915 and originally belonged to Palestro class, but their building was suspended till an end of the war. The laying down was happened only in 1920 under the changed design in which, in comparison with a prototype, have brought a number of the innovations, concerning armament structure and arrangement. Curtatone class ships became the first Italian destroyers with all armament placed at centre line. For the first time in the European practice 102mm guns were installed in twin mounts. Besides, these ships received triple TTs instead of twin.

In 1938 they were re-rated as torpedo boats.

Modernizations

1939 - 1940, all: - 2 x 1 - 76/30; + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Scotti-Isotta Fraschini 1939, 2 x 1 - 8.80

1942 - 1943, Castelfidardo: + 1 x 2 - 20/65 Breda 1935

1942 - 1943, Calatafimi: - 1 x 2 - 102/45, 2 x 3 - 450 TT; + 1 x 1 - 102/45 Schneider-Armstrong 1917, 2 x 2 - 20/65 Breda 1935, 1 x 2 - 533 TT

1942 - 1943, Monzambano: - 1 x 2 - 102/45; + 1 x 1 - 102/45 Schneider-Armstrong 1917, 2 x 2 - 20/65 Breda 1935

1946 - 1947, Monzambano: - 1 x 1 - 102/45, 2 x 1 - 20/70, 2 x 1 - 8.80, 2 x 3 - 450 TT; + 1 x 2 - 20/65 Breda 1935, 1 x 2 - 533 TT, radar

Naval service

Curtatone 20.5.1941 was sunk by on Greek mines at Piraeus. Castelfidardo 9.9.1943 was captured by German troops at Suda, renamed TA16 and lost during British air raid 1.6.1944. Calatafimi 9.9.1943 was captured by German troops at Piraeus, renamed TA19 and 9.8.1944 was sunk by Greek submarine Pipinos at Samos.