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Camicia Nera was one of nineteen Soldati-class destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Completed in 1938, she was the first ship of the first batch of a dozen ships to enter service. In July 1943, due to the fall of the Fascist regime she was renamed Artigliere, a name formerly held by a sister ship that had been sunk 3 years earlier. She was transferred to the Soviet Navy as a war reparation in 1950, renamed Lyogkyy, and expended as a target in 1954.
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| History | |
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 Kingdom of Italy | |
| Name | Camicia Nera |
| Namesake | Blackshirt |
| Builder | O.T.O, Livorno |
| Laid down | 21 January 1937 |
| Launched | 8 August 1937 |
| Completed | 30 April 1938 |
| Renamed | Artigliere, 30 July 1943 |
| Stricken | 23 January 1949 |
| Fate | Ceded to the Soviet Union as war reparation, February 1, 1950 |
 Soviet Union | |
| Name | Lyogkyy |
| Acquired | February 1, 1950 |
| Stricken | November 1954 |
| Fate | Expended as target 1954 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type | Soldati-class destroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 10.15 m (33 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 3.15–4.3 m (10 ft 4 in – 14 ft 1 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines |
| Speed | 34–35 knots (63–65 km/h; 39–40 mph) |
| Range | 2,340 nmi (4,330 km; 2,690 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 206 |
| Armament |
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The Soldati-class destroyers were slightly improved versions of the preceding Oriani class.[1] They had a length between perpendiculars of 101.6 meters (333 ft 4 in)[2] and an overall length of 106.7 meters (350 ft 1 in). The ships had a beam of 10.15 meters (33 ft 4 in) and a mean draft of 3.15 meters (10 ft 4 in) and 4.3 meters (14 ft 1 in) at deep load.[3] The Soldatis displaced 1,830–1,850 metric tons (1,800–1,820 long tons) at normal load, and 2,450–2,550 metric tons (2,410–2,510 long tons) at deep load.[4] Their wartime complement during was 206 officers and enlisted men.[2]
Camicia Nera was powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam supplied by three Yarrow boilers.[2] Designed for a maximum output of 48,000 shaft horsepower (36,000 kW) and a speed of 34–35 knots (63–65 km/h; 39–40 mph) in service, the Soldati-class ships reached speeds of 39–40 knots (72–74 km/h; 45–46 mph) during their sea trials while lightly loaded. They carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of 2,340 nautical miles (4,330 km; 2,690 mi) at a speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) and 682 nmi (1,263 km; 785 mi) at a speed of 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph).[4]
Camicia Nera's main battery consisted of four 50-caliber 120-millimeter (4.7 in) guns in two twin-gun turrets, one each fore and aft of the superstructure. On a platform amidships was a 15-caliber 120-millimeter star shell gun.[5] Anti-aircraft (AA) defense for the Soldatis was provided by eight 20-millimeter (0.8 in) Breda Model 1935 guns.[4] The ships were equipped with six 533-millimeter (21 in) torpedo tubes in two triple mounts amidships. Although they were not provided with a sonar system for anti-submarine work, they were fitted with a pair of depth charge throwers. The ships could carry 48 mines.[2]
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