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TA44 torpedo boat (1931 / 1944)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA44 (ex-Antonio Pigafetta) | CNQ, Fiume, Italy | 12.1928 | 10.11.1929 | 5.1931 // 10.1944 | sunk 17.2.1945 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 2129 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2975 |
| Length, m | 107.0 wl 109.3 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.2 |
| Draught, m | 3.31 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 sets Belluzzo geared steam turbines, 4 Yarrow boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 50000 |
| Max speed, kts | 32 |
| Fuel, t | oil 405 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2130(16) |
| Armament | 3 x 2 - 120/50 Ansaldo 1926, 2 x 1 - 37/54 M1939, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 5 x 1 - 20/65 M1939, 1 x 3 - 533 TT, 2 DCT, 52 mines |
| Electronic equipment | FuMO 21 radar, hydrophone |
| Complement | 170 |
Standard scale images
TA44 1944
Project history
Former Italian destroyer Antonio Pigafetta of Navigatori class. 11.9.1943 she was captured by German troops at Fiume and 14.10.1944 commissioned as TA44.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
TA44 was lost 17.2.1945 at raid of British aircraft to Trieste.
