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Class overview
Operators Regia Marina
Preceded bySirtori-class destroyer
Succeeded byGenerali-class destroyer
Completed8
General characteristics [1][2]
Displacement785 tons[clarification needed (which measurement system)]
Length73.51 m (241 ft 2 in)
Beam7.54 m (24 ft 9 in)
Draft3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range2230 miles[clarification needed nautical or normal] at 30 knots
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6 4-inch guns
4 17.7 inch torpedo tubes
2 40mm AA guns
2 6.5mm machine guns
10 mines

The La Masa-class destroyer (also called the Giuseppe La Masa-class destroyer) was a class of destroyers of the Regia Marina. The class was renamed as the Cosenz class torpedo boat in 1929.[citation needed]

The La Masa class was one of three regular destroyer classes built in World War I after 1915.[1] Italy built 3 more classes of flotilla leaders.[1]

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The La Masa class is one of four similar three-pipe classes built between 1913 and 1919.[3] The others were the Rosolino Pilo class, Giuseppe Sirtori class, and the Generali class.[3] All of the classes were based on the initial Rosolino Pilo class.[3][2]

In 1929, many Italian destroyers were reclassified as torpedo boats.[4] Later, two ships, Fabrizi and Carini, were reclassified as minesweepers.[4]

Design

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The La Masa class measured 73.51 m (241 ft 2 in) by 7.54 m (24 ft 9 in) and displaced 785 tons[clarification needed] of water.[1] Ships of the class were capable of traveling at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).[1] Ships were equipped with 6 4-inch guns, 4 17.7 inch torpedo tubes, 2 40 mm AA guns, 2 6.5 mm machine guns, and 10 mines.[1] Most World War I era ships were equipped with anti-aircraft weaponry.[1]

Ships

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Name Namesake Builder Launched Fate
Angelo Bassini Odero N. & Co[5] 28 March 1918[6] Sunk by British aircraft on 28 May 1943.[5]
Benedetto Cairoli Benedetto Cairoli Odero N. & Co[7] 28 December 1917[6] Accidentally rammed by Giacinto Carini on 10 April 1918 and sunk.[7]
Enrico Cosenz
(ex-Agostino Bertani)
Enrico Cosenz Odero N. & Co[8] 6 June 1919[6] Scuttled on 27 September 1943 after taking damage from German aircraft.[8]
Giacinto Carini 7 November 1917[6]
Giacomo Medici Giacomo Medici 6 September 1918[6]
Giuseppe La Farina Giuseppe La Farina 12 March 1919[6]
Giuseppe La Masa Giuseppe La Masa 6 September 1917[6]
Nicola Fabrizi Nicola Fabrizi 8 July 1918[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Eric W. Osborne (2005). Destroyers: An Illustrated History Of Their Impact. ABC-CLIO. pp. 65–66. ISBN 978-1-85109-479-0. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Giuseppe La Masa". Marina Militare (in Italian). Ministero Della Difesa. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Backer, Steve. "Italian Three Pipers". Steelnavy.com. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  4. ^ a b Robert Gardiner and Roger Chesnau, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. p. 287. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  5. ^ a b "RM Angelo Bassini (BS) (+1943)". WreckSite. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "Italian Destroyers". Battleships-cruiser.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  7. ^ a b "RM Benedetto Cairoli (+1918)". Wreck Site. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  8. ^ a b "RM Enrico Cosenz (CS) (+1943)". The Wrecksite. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
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