Italian destroyer Camicia Nera

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.

Design and description
The Soldati-class destroyers were slightly improved versions of the preceding Oriani-class destroyer. They had a length between perpendiculars of 101.6 m and an overall length of 106.7 m. The ships had a beam of 10.15 m and a mean draft of 3.15 m and 4.3 m at deep load. The Soldatis displaced 1830 - 1850 t at normal load, and 2450 - 2550 t at deep load. Their wartime complement during was 206 officers and enlisted men.

Camicia Nera was powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam supplied by three Yarrow boilers. Designed for a maximum output of 48000 shp and a speed of 34 - 35 kn in service, the Soldati-class ships reached speeds of 39 - 40 kn during their sea trials while lightly loaded. They carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of 2340 nmi at a speed of 14 kn and 682 nmi at a speed of 34 kn.

Camicia Nera's main battery consisted of four 50-caliber 120 mm 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. Anti-aircraft (AA) defense for the Soldatis was provided by eight 20 mm Breda Model 1935 guns. The ships were equipped with six 533 mm 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.