


Vincenzo Gioberti
Country | Italy |
Ship Class | Oriani-Class Destroyer |
Builder | OTO Livorno, Tuscany, Italy |
Commission Date | 27 Oct 1937 |
Sunk Date | 9 Aug 1943 |
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 Vincenzo Gioberti was sunk by British submarine HMS Simoom in Aug 1943.
Last Major Revision: Dec 2007
Vincenzo Gioberti Operational Timeline
27 Oct 1937 | Vincenzo Gioberti was commissioned into service. |
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