Italian destroyer Antonio Mosto

History
Kingdom of Italy
NameAntonio Mosto
NamesakeAntonio Mosto (1824–1880), Italian soldier and patriot
BuilderCantiere Pattison, Naples, Kingdom of Italy
Laid down9 October 1913
Launched20 May 1915
Commissioned7 July 1915
IdentificationPennant number MO, MT
MottoA qualunque costo avanti ("Go Ahead at Any Cost")
FateTo Italian Republic 1946
Italian Republic
ReclassifiedMinesweeper 1953
Stricken15 December 1958
IdentificationPennant number M 5335 (1953)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeRosolino Pilo-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 912 tons (max)
  • 770 tons (standard)
Length73 m (240 ft)
Beam7.3 m (24 ft)
Draught2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Installed power16,000 brake horsepower (11,931 kW)
Propulsion
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range1,200 nmi (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement69-79
Armament

Antonio Mosto was an Italian Rosolino Pilo-class destroyers. Commissioned into service in the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in 1915, she served in World War I, playing an active role in the Adriatic campaign and seeing action in the Battle of the Strait of Otranto in 1917. Reclassified as a torpedo boat in 1929, she participated in the Mediterranean and Adriatic campaigns of World War II. In 1943, she switched to the Allied side, operating as part of the Italian Co-belligerent Navy for the remainder of the war. She served in the postwar Italian Navy (Marina Miltare) and was reclassified as a minesweeper in 1953. She was stricken in 1958.


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