Nazario Sauro (SU)

History of Nazario Sauro (SU)

Nazario Sauro was the lead ship of four destroyers she built for Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the 1920s. Completed in 1926, she served in World War II.

The Sauro class destroyers are enlarged and improved versions of the former Sella class. They have an overall length of 90.16 m (296 ft), a beam length of 9.2 m (30 ft 2 in) and an average draft of 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in).

They drained 1,058 metric tons (1,041 long tons) at standard load and 1,600 metric tons (1,570 long tons) at depth load. Their complement consisted of 8-10 officers and 146 soldiers.

Sauros is powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving a propeller shaft, and steam is provided by three Yarrow boilers. The turbine is rated at 36,000 hp (27,000 kW) and operates at 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph), although Nazario Sauro hits 0.0 km/h at 36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42) ) reached 37,000 hp (28,000 kW) during her light sea trials.

These ships carry enough fuel to travel 2,600 nautical miles (4,800 km; 3,000 miles) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph).

Her main battery consisted of four 120mm guns in two twin turrets in the superstructure, one forward and one rear. The anti-aircraft (AA) defense of the Sauro-class ships is provided by a pair of 40 mm (40 mm) anti-aircraft guns and a pair of 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns. They were fitted with six 533mm torpedo tubes in two triples amidships.

Sauros can also carry 52 mines.

Specification

Foundation

Year of Service

1927

Origins

The Kingdom of Italy

supplement

156

staff

Class information

Class

Nazario Sauro class

Class Size

4

ships

Class

Cesare Battisti; Daniel Manning; Francisco Nurio; Nazario Soro

Operators

Italy Kingdom

Characters

Sea Bombing

Maritime bombardment/attack of surface targets/areas primarily through ship-based ballistic weapons.

Land Assault

Littoral attacks against surface targets primarily through ship-based missiles/missile weapons.

Sea Patrol

Active patrolling of critical waterways and sea areas; also serves as a local deterrent against air and maritime threats.

Airspace Denial/Deterrence

Neutralization or deterrence of flying elements by airborne missile weapon ballistics.

Fleet Support

Provide support (fire or materiel) to major surface fleets in blue water environments.

Dimensions and Weight

Length

295. 9 feet

90.19m

Ray

30. 1 ft

9.17m

Draft

9.5 feet

2.90m

Shift

1,075 t

Power and Performance

Installed Power:

3 x boiler units power 2 x Parsons geared steam turbines producing 36,000 hp and driving 2 x shafts.

Surface Velocity

section 35.0

(40.3 km/h)

Area

2,607nm

(3,000 miles | 4,828 kilometers)

Weapon

4 x 4.7" (120 mm) twin turret main gun. 2 x 40 mm /39 caliber anti-aircraft (AA) single gun. 2 x 13.2 individually mounted heavy anti-aircraft machine guns 2 x 533 mm (21 in) triple torpedo tubes can hold up to 52 mines.

Aircraft

None.