Sauro class destroyer

The "Sauro "Class were a group of destroyers built for the Italian Navy in the late 1920s. All these ships fought in World War II. They were based in the Red Sea Italian Colony of Eritrea and were sunk during the East African Campaign in 1941.

These ships were an enlarged version of the sclass|Sella|destroyer, with 6 rather than 4 torpedo tubes, a 60 cm increase in beam, and a new bridge structure.

hips

These ships formed the 3rd Squadrilla and were based in the Red Sea.

* "Cesare Battisti" - Named after patriot Cesare Battisti, built by Odero, Sestri Ponente, completed 13 April 1927. Scuttled on 3 April 1941.
* "Daniele Manin" - Named after patriot Daniele Manin, built by CNQ Fiume, completed 1 March 1927. She was sunk by a bombing on 3 April 1941.
* "Francesco Nullo" - Named after Francesco Nullo, built by CNQ Fiume, completed 15 April 1927. She was beached 20 October, 1940, on Harmi island following a battle with HMS|Kimberley|F50|6. The next day the wreck was destroyed by three RAF Bristol Blenheim bombers.
* "Nazario Sauro" - Named after Nazario Sauro, built by Odero, Sestri Ponente. Completed 23 September 1926. She was sunk 3 April 1941 by an Allied bombing.

References

*cite book|first=M.H.|last=Whitley|title=Destroyers of World War 2|year=1988|publisher=Cassell Publishing|id=ISBN 1-85409-521-8