See main article: Giuseppe Sirtori-class destroyer.
The ships of the Giuseppe Sirtori class were long at the waterline and long overall, with a beam of and a mean draft of . They displaced standard and up to at full load. They had a crew of 98 officers and enlisted men. The ships were powered by two steam turbines, with steam provided by four Thornycroft water-tube boilers. The engines were rated to produce 15500shp for a top speed of 30kn, though in service they reached as high as from around . At a more economical speed of, the ships could cruise for 1700nmi.
Vincenzo Giordano Orsini was armed with a main battery of six guns. Her light armament consisted of a pair of anti-aircraft guns and two machine guns. She was also equipped with four torpedo tubes in two twin launchers, one on each side of the ship. The ship also carried ten naval mines.
Vincenzo Giordano Orsini was built at the Italian: [[Cantieri navali Odero]] shipyard in Sestri Ponente, and was launched on 23 April 1917.
Vincenco Giordano Orsini, part of the Red Sea Flotilla, was scuttled at Massawa on 8 April 1941 to block the harbor before the city fell to British forces in the East African campaign.
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