Italian destroyer Euro (1927)

History
Kingdom of Italy
Name: Euro
Namesake: Euro, easterly wind
Builder: CNT, Riva Trigoso
Laid down: 24 January 1925
Launched: 7 July 1927
Completed: 22 December 1927
Identification: ER
Fate: Sunk, 3 October 1943
General characteristics
Class and type: Turbine-class destroyer
Displacement:
Length: 307 ft 6 in (93.7 m)[1]
Beam: 30.5 ft (9.3 m)[1]
Draught: 10.75 ft (3.3 m)[1]
Installed power:
Propulsion: 2 shafts, Parsons geared steam turbines
Speed: 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)[1]
Range: 3,800 nmi (7,000 km; 4,400 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement:
  • 145 (6 officers + 139 non-officers and sailors) peacetime
  • 179 (12 officers + 167 non-officers and sailors) wartime
Armament:

Italian destroyer Euro was a Turbine-class destroyer built for the Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) during late 1920s. She was named after Euro, weak winter easterly wind bringing rain and storms to the Mediterranean.

Description and Construction

Turbine-class warships were built in 1927-1928 and contained characteristics that can be described as transitional between the ships of the post-World War I period and those built in 1930s. Compared to both of their predecessors, Sauro-class and Sella-class vessels, their hull was elongated to accommodate a more powerful propulsion system to gain about 10% more power and increase their speed by 1 knot. Additional side tanks were added which increased fuel stowage to 446 tons of fuel oil.

Euro like all other Turbine-class boats had a significant overload: their design standard displacement was 1,092 long tons (1,110 t) but in practice it was around 1,220 long tons (1,240 t). Her deep load was 1,670 long tons (1,700 t) as designed, and ended up being 1,715 long tons (1,743 t) as built. The ship had an overall length of 307.5 feet (93.7 m), a beam of 30.5 feet (9.3 m) and a draught of 10.75 feet (3.3 m). She was powered by 2 Parsons geared steam turbines, driving two shafts, which developed a total of 40,000 shaft horsepower (30,000 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph).[1] During the trials the contract speed was exceeded, Euro was clocked at 38.9 knots (72.0 km/h; 44.8 mph) during trials,[1] but at full load the vessel could reach no more than 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph). Steam for the turbines was provided by three Thornycroft 3-drum boilers. Euro carried a maximum of 446 long tons (453 t) of fuel oil that gave her a range of 3,800 nautical miles (7,000 km; 4,400 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).

The ship mounted four 45-calibre 120 mm (4.7 in) guns in twin mounts. For anti-aircraft (AA) defense, three 40 mm/39 pom-pom cannons in single mounts were deployed at the time of launching. In early 1930s one of the 40 mm/39 pom-pom guns was removed, and a single mount twin 13.2 mm machine guns were installed. She was fitted with two above-water triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tube mounts, and could also carry 52 mines.

Euro was built at the CNT shipyard in Riva Trigoso. She was laid down on 24 January 1925 and launched on 7 July 1927. The ship was completed on 22 December 1927 and after sea trials officially entered the service with Regia Marina.

Service

TBC

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 McMurtrie, Francis (1937). Jane's Fighting Ships: 1937. p. 280.

References

  • Greene, Jack & Massignani, Alessandro: The Naval War in the Mediterranean, 1940–1943, Chatam Publishing, London, 1998. ISBN 1-86176-057-4.
  • De la Sierra, Luis: La Guerra Naval en el Mediterráneo, Editorial Juventud, Barcelona, 1976. ISBN 84-261-0264-6. (in Spanish)
  • O'Hara, Vincent P. (2009). Struggle for the Middle Sea: The Great Navies at War in the Mediterranean Theater, 1940–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-648-3.
  • Brown, David (2013). The Royal Navy and the Mediterranean: Vol.I: September 1939 - October 1940. Routledge. ISBN 978-1135281540.

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