[[adcontent:]] ## Los Maestrale en la segunda Guerra Mundial
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### La classe Venti
Todas las unidades de esta clase recibieron nombres de los principales vientos del Mar Mediterráneo y por ello recibieron el nombre no oficial de clase Venti (vientos).
Vista de popa del Libeccio
Diseño en 3D de Hugo von Zeschau
Perfil del Libeccio - Diseño en 3D de Hugo von Zeschau
Maestrale | ML |
Grecale | GR |
Libeccio | LI |
Scirocco | SC |
El Libeccio visto desde el aire The Maestrale class was ordered as destroyers for the Italian Regia Marina as a development and enlargement of the Dardo class. The units were named after the Mediterranean main winds. The ships entered in service in 1934. The Freccia, with too much compromises and redesigns, was still building when it was clear that they had notable problems. Then it was decided to develop a new design to obtain vessels with better strenght, stability and seakeeping.
Diseño en 3D de Hugo von ZeschauThe classe Venti in the Regia Marina
Aft view of Libeccio
Diseño en 3D de Hugo von Zeschau
These ships were a notable improvement on the weaknesses of the not sucessful Freccia class. They used deck space very effectively by successfully trunking all boiler uptakes into one substantial funnel casing. Also the120mm guns were carried in two twin mountings saving again both deck space and topweight.
The design of the Maestrale and the following Oriani class may thus be considered to a single, evolutionary chain that includes the Soldati class.
Los clase Venti en servicio
They fought in the World War Two; during the Second World War the class worked on fleet escort and convoy escort missions.
Libeccio was sunk by submarine attack at the end of 1941 in the fighting of convoy Duisburg; Scirocco was lost during a storm after Sirte 2 in April 1942; Maestrale was scuttled in September 1943 and Grecale surrendered in September 1943 and then she operated with the Allied Forces.
Starbord view of Libeccio
Diseño en 3D de Hugo von Zeschau
Technical data:
Displacement: Standard: 1680 t - Full Load: 2235 t
Length: 106.7 m - Width: 10,25 m
Crew: 168 men
Machinery: 2 Parsons geared turbines - HP: 45,000 - 3 Boilers - Max speed: 38 knots - Range: 4000 nautical miles at 12 knots
4 x 120/50 guns 2 x 120/15 Iluminanti 8 x 20/65 AA MGs 6 x 21" torpedo tubes
Perfil del Libeccio
Diseño en 3D de Hugo von Zeschau
Planta del Scirocco
Diseño en 3D de Hugo von Zeschau
Maestrale | ML |
Grecale | GR |
Libeccio | LI |
Scirocco | SC |
References
Wikipedia Cacciatorpediniere Classe Navigatori
La storia della REGIA MARINA ITALIANA nella seconda guerra mondiale di Andrea Piccinotti
Storie di Navi A.N.M.I.ASSOCIAZIONE NAZIONALE MARINAI D'ITALIA
Destroyers, frigates and corvetts. By Robert Jackson
Warships of World War II Collins - Jane´s - Bernard Ireland