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Bettino Ricasoli 1926

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Psilander (ex-Giovanni Nicotera)	18		Pattison, Naples, Italy	1925	24.6.1926	1.1927 // 3.1940	stricken 6.1947
Puke (ex-Bettino Ricasoli)	19		Pattison, Naples, Italy	1925	29.1.1926	10.1926 // 3.1940	stricken 6.1947

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	1140
Displacement full, t	1480
Length, m	82.5 pp 84.9 oa
Breadth, m	8.60
Draught, m	3.60 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 3 Thornycroft boilers
Power, h. p.	36000
Max speed, kts	35
Fuel, t	oil 259
Endurance, nm(kts)	1800(14)
Armament	2 x 2 - 120/45 OTO 1926, 2 x 1 - 40/39 Vickers-Terni 1917, 2 x 2 - 13.2/76, 2 x 2 - 533 TT, 2 DCT, 32 mines
Complement	125

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Project history

Former Italian Sella class destroyers were bought by Sweden 27.3.1940. Already on April, 18th the ships leaved Naples, but movement was realised very slowly, and when Italy entered war they were still off Faeroe Islands. British have immediately captured destroyers and Swedes received the gained ships after two months of negociations.

Modernizations

early 1940s, both: - 2 x 1 - 40/39; + 2 x 1 - 40/56 K/60 M32

Naval service

No significant events.