Italian destroyer Carabiniere (1909)
# Italian destroyer Carabiniere (1909)

Carabiniere 1909 :

| History ||
| - | - |
| Italy ||
| Name | Carabiniere |
| Laid down | 7 November 1905 |
| Launched | 12 October 1909 |
| Commissioned | 26 January 1910 |
| Fate | Discarded 7 May 1925 |
| General characteristics ||
| Class and type | Soldato-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 395–415 long tons (401–422 t) |
| Length | 65 m (213 ft 3 in) wl 65.0 m (213 ft 3 in) oa |
| Beam | 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Vertical triple-expansion steam engines 3× Thornycroft boilers 6,000 ihp (4,500 kW) |
| Speed | 28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph) |
| Range | 1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Armament | 4 × 76 mm (3 in)/40 guns 3 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes |

Carabinere was a Soldato-class destroyer of the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) The ship was laid down on 7 November 1905 at the Ansaldo shipyard in Genoa. She was launched on 12 October 1909 and completed on 26 January 1910. She was reclassified as a torpedo boat on 1 July 1921 and discarded on 7 May 1925.

## Design

Carabiniere was powered by two sets of triple expansion steam engines fed by three Thornycroft water-tube boilers and driving two propeller shafts. The 1909 version could reach speeds 28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph). The ship's hull could hold up to 95 tonnes (93 long tons) of coal sufficient for a 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) or 400 nautical miles (740 km; 460 mi) at 23.5 knots (43.5 km/h; 27.0 mph). The two expansion engines could produce an estimated 6,000 indicated horsepower (4,500 kW).

## Armaments

The ship was fitted with four 76 mm (3 in)/40 calibre guns and three 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes.

