Vincenzo Gioberti (ship)
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The Vincenzo Gioberti was an Italian destroyer of Oriani class of Regia Marina in the Second World War . It was named after Vincenzo Gioberti , an Italian politician and philosopher in the 19th century.
construction
The Vincenzo Gioberti was laid down on January 2, 1936 at the Odero Terni Orlando shipyard in Livorno as the second ship of the class. The launch took place on September 19 of the same year, the commissioning on October 27, 1937.
The Oriani-class to which this ship belonged, was a modified version of the Maestrale class with higher engine output and increased Fla -Bewaffnung. It also consisted of the ships Vittorio Aliferi , Giosue Carducci and Alfredo Oriani , all of which were built at Odero Terni-Orlando in Livorno .
Battles and whereabouts
When Italy entered the war in June 1940, the Gioberti and her sister ships formed the “9th Destroyer Squadron ”( it: 9a Squadriglia Cacciatorpediniere ), which was stationed in Messina and Agusta . Since the beginning of the war, the ship has mainly carried out reconnaissance trips and small battles in the Mediterranean as part of its mission.
The four ships of the 9th destroyer flotilla were involved in the battle of Cape Matapan and on December 17, 1941 in the sea battle in the Gulf of Syrte ( Italian Prima battaglia della Sirte ).
On August 9, 1943, was Vincenzo Gioberti the naval port of La Spezia by the British submarine HMS Simoon torpedoed and in position 44 ° 4 ' N , 9 ° 23' O sunk. The submarine had originally attacked the cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi . However, the torpedoes passed this and hit the destroyer behind it .
literature
- Robert Jackson destroyers, frigates and corvettes Amber Books Ltd 2000
- Chris Bishop (Ed.) Weapons of the Second World War Bechtermünz 2000