Italian destroyer Saetta

	Saetta, date unknown
History
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Saetta
Builder	Cantieri del Tirreno, Riva Trigoso
Laid down	27 May 1929
Launched	17 January 1932
Completed	10 May 1932
Fate	Sunk by mine, 3 February 1943
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Freccia-class destroyer
Displacement	1,225 t (1,206 long tons) (standard); 2,150 t (2,120 long tons) (full load);
Length	96.15 m (315 ft 5 in)
Beam	9.75 m (32 ft 0 in)
Draught	3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Installed power	3 Thornycroft boilers; 44,000 hp (33,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	4,600 nmi (8,500 km; 5,300 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	185
Armament	2 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns; 2 × single 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns; 2 × twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns; 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 2 × depth charge throwers; 54 mines;

Saetta was one of four Freccia-class destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the early 1930s. Completed in 1932, she served in World War II. She played a minor role in the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, supporting the Nationalists.

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