Italian destroyer Turbine (1927)

	Turbine at sea
History
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Turbine
Namesake	Whirlwind
Builder	Odero, Sestri Ponente
Laid down	24 March 1925
Launched	21 April 1927
Sponsored by	Ada Ravano
Completed	27 August 1927
Identification	TR
Fate	Captured, 9 September 1943
Nazi Germany
Name	TA14
Acquired	9 September 1943
Commissioned	28 October 1943
In service	28 October 1943
Fate	Sunk, 16 September 1944
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Turbine-class destroyer
Displacement	1,090 t (1,070 long tons) (standard); 1,700 t (1,670 long tons) (full load);
Length	93.2 m (305 ft 9 in)
Beam	9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)
Draught	3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Installed power	3 Thornycroft boilers; 40,000 shp (30,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Range	3,200 nmi (5,900 km; 3,700 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	179
Armament	2 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns; 2 × single 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns; 1 × twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns; 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 52 mines;

Turbine was the lead ship of her class of eight destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the 1920s. Her name means whirlwind.

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