Carabiniere 1909
History
Italy
Name	Carabiniere
Laid down	7 November 1905
Launched	12 October 1909
Commissioned	26 January 1910
Fate	Discarded 7 May 1925
General characteristics
Class and type	Soldato-class destroyer
Displacement	395–415 long tons (401–422 t)
Length	65 m (213 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)
Range	1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Armament	4 × 76 mm (3 in)/40 guns 3 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Carabinere was a Soldato-class destroyer of the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) The ship was laid down on 7 November 1905 at the Ansaldo shipyard in Genoa. She was launched on 12 October 1909 and completed on 26 January 1910. She was reclassified as a torpedo boat on 1 July 1921 and discarded on 7 May 1925.^[1]

Design

Carabiniere was powered by two sets of triple expansion steam engines fed by three Thornycroft water-tube boilers and driving two propeller shafts. The 1909 version could reach speeds 28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph). The ship's hull could hold up to 95 tonnes (93 long tons) of coal sufficient for a 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) or 400 nautical miles (740 km; 460 mi) at 23.5 knots (43.5 km/h; 27.0 mph). The two expansion engines could produce an estimated 6,000 indicated horsepower (4,500 kW).

Armaments

The ship was fitted with four 76 mm (3 in)/40 calibre guns and three 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes.^[1]

References

Bibliography

• Fraccaroli, Aldo (1985). "Italy". In Gray, Randal (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. pp. 252–290. ISBN 978-0-87021-907-8.