Tinaztepe-class destroyer explained

The Tinaztepe class were two destroyers built in Italy for the Turkish Navy in the 1930s.

These ships were versions of the contemporary Italian or ^[1] and were purchased while being built for the Italian Navy. In contrast with other Italian destroyers built for export they had their main armament mounted in two twin turrets.

Ships

Name	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned
	C.T. Riva Trigoso, Riva Trigoso	27 July 1931	6 June 1932	February 1954
		30 September 1931	6 June 1932	February 1954

References

• Book: Whitley, M.J.. Destroyers of World War 2. 1988. Cassell Publishing. 1-85409-521-8.

Notes and References

1. Robert Gardiner, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946, Naval Institute Press, 1980, p. 407.