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PSILANDER destroyers (1926-1927/1940)


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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



Standard scale images


<i>Puke</i> 1942
Puke 1942


Graphics


<i>Bettino Ricasoli</i> 1926
Bettino Ricasoli 1926


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.