Turbine-class destroyer

	Espero at anchor
Class overview
Name	Turbine class
Operators	Regia Marina; Kriegsmarine;
Succeeded by	Navigatori class
Built	1925–1928
In commission	1927–1943
Completed	8
Lost	8
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	1,090 t (1,070 long tons) (standard); 1,700 t (1,670 long tons) (full load);
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	3 Thornycroft boilers; 40,000 shp (30,000 kW);
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
Armament	2 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns; 2 × single 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns; 4 × twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns; 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 52 mines;

The Turbine-class destroyer was a group of eight destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the 1920s. The ships played a minor role in the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1937, supporting the Nationalists. All the ships of the class were lost during World War II.

Class overview
Espero at anchor
Name	Turbine class
Operators	Regia Marina Kriegsmarine
Succeeded by	Navigatori class
Built	1925–1928
In commission	1927–1943
Completed	8
Lost	8
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	1,090 t (1,070 long tons) (standard) 1,700 t (1,670 long tons) (full load)
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	3 Thornycroft boilers 40,000 shp (30,000 kW)
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
Armament	2 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns 2 × single 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns 4 × twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 52 mines