Soldato-class destroyer

The Soldato class (also known as the Soldati class) was a class of destroyers of the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) built by Ansaldo of Genoa prior to the First World War. Ten were built for the Regia Marina between 1905 and 1910, while an eleventh ship was built for China but purchased by Italy before completion. They served during the First World War, where one was lost, with the remaining ships sold for scrap in the 1920s and early 1930s.

Class overview
Ascaro before launch
Builders	Ansaldo, Genoa
Operators	Regia Marina
Preceded by	Nembo class
Succeeded by	Indomito class
Built	1905–1913
In commission	1907–1932
Completed	11
Lost	1
Scrapped	10
General characteristics
Displacement	395–424 long tons (401–431 t)
Length	64.4 m (211 ft 3 in) wl 65.0 m (213 ft 3 in) oa
Beam	6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
Draught	2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	2 × Vertical triple-expansion steam engines 3× Thornycroft boilers 6,000 ihp (4,500 kW)
Speed	28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph)
Complement	55 (Artigliere group and Ascaro) 50 (Alpino group)
Armament	4× 76 mm (3 in)/40 guns 3× 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes 10 mines

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