Italian destroyer Giuseppe La Farina

History
Kingdom of Italy
NameGiuseppe La Farina
NamesakeGiuseppe La Farina (1815–1863), Italian patriot, essayist, and politician
BuilderCantieri navali Odero, Sestri Ponente, Kingdom of Italy
Laid down29 December 1917
Launched12 March 1919
Completed18 March 1919
Commissioned19 March 1919
IdentificationPennant number LF
ReclassifiedTorpedo boat 1929
FateSunk 4 May 1941
General characteristics (as built)
TypeDestroyer
Displacement
Length72.5 m (237 ft 10 in) (waterline)
Beam7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Draught2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Installed power
  • 15,500 shp (11,558 kW)
  • maximum 17,000 shp (12,677 kW)
Propulsion
Speed33.6 knots (62.2 km/h; 38.7 mph)
Range
  • 2,230 nmi (4,130 km; 2,570 mi) at 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
  • 410 nmi (759 km; 472 mi) at 28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph)
Complement4 officers, 74 non-commissioned officers and sailors
Armament

Giuseppe La Farina was an Italian La Masa-class destroyer. Commissioned into service in the Italian Regia Marina ("Royal Navy") in 1919, she participated in operations related to the Corfu incident in 1923. Reclassified as a torpedo boat in 1929, she took part in the Mediterranean campaign of World War II until she was sunk in 1941.


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