Maestrale-class destroyer

	Scirocco at anchor
Class overview
Name	Maestrale class
Operators	Regia Marina; Italian Navy;
Preceded by	Folgore class
Succeeded by	Oriani class
Built	1931–1934
In commission	1934–1965
Completed	4
Lost	3
Scrapped	1
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	1,610 long tons (1,640 t) (standard); 2,208 long tons (2,243 t) (full load);
Length	106.7 m (350 ft 1 in)
Beam	10.15 m (33 ft 4 in)
Draught	3.31–4.3 m (10 ft 10 in – 14 ft 1 in)
Installed power	3 three-drum boilers; 44,000 hp (33,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	32–33 knots (59–61 km/h; 37–38 mph)
Range	2,600–2,800 nmi (4,800–5,200 km; 3,000–3,200 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	7 officers and 166 men
Armament	2 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns; 2 × single 120 mm (4.7 in) star shell guns; 2 × single 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns; 2 × twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns; 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 2–4 × depth charge throwers; 56 mines;

The Maestrale class were a group of destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) and served in World War II. They formed the basis for subsequent Italian destroyer designs; the Oriani and Soldati classes.

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