Giosuè Carducci
| Country | Italy |
| Ship Class | Oriani-class Destroyer |
| Builder | OTO Livorno, Tuscany, Italy |
| Commissioned | 1 Nov 1937 |
| Sunk | 28 Mar 1941 |
| Displacement | 1,559 tons standard; 2,470 tons full |
| Length | 350 feet |
| Beam | 33 feet |
| Draft | 11 feet |
| Machinery | Three Thornycroft boilers, two Parsons steam turbines, two shafts |
| Power Output | 48,000 shaft horsepower |
| Speed | 38 knots |
| Range | 2,190nm at 18 knots |
| Crew | 207 |
| Armament | 2x2x120mm guns, 2x2x37mm guns, 6x13.2mm guns, 2x3x533mm torpedo tubes, 56 mines |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseDestroyer Giosuè Carducci was sunk during the Battle of Matapan in Mar 1941.
ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia.
Last Major Revision: Dec 2007
Giosuè Carducci Operational Timeline
| 1 Nov 1937 | Giosuè Carducci was commissioned into service. |
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