Italian destroyer Turbine (1927)
Turbine at sea | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Italy | |
| Name | Turbine |
| Namesake | Whirlwind |
| Builder | Odero, Sestri Ponente |
| Laid down | 24 March 1925 |
| Launched | 21 April 1927 |
| Sponsored by | Ada Ravano |
| Completed | 27 August 1927 |
| Identification | TR |
| Fate | Captured, 9 September 1943 |
| Nazi Germany | |
| Name | TA14 |
| Acquired | 9 September 1943 |
| Commissioned | 28 October 1943 |
| In service | 28 October 1943 |
| Fate | Sunk, 16 September 1944 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type | Turbine-class destroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 93.2 m (305 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 9.2 m (30 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines |
| Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) |
| Range | 3,200 nmi (5,900 km; 3,700 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 179 |
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Turbine was the lead ship of her class of eight destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the 1920s. Her name means whirlwind.