Palestro class torpedo boats
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The Palestro class torpedo boats were Italian torpedo boat
s that saw service during World War II.
The design was subsequently enlarged into the Sella class destroyer
s, a design that was developed into a series of medium sized Italian destroyer classes.
Torpedo boat
A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval vessel designed to carry torpedoes into battle. The first designs rammed enemy ships with explosive spar torpedoes, and later designs launched self-propelled Whitehead torpedoes. They were created to counter battleships and other large, slow and...
s that saw service during World War II.
The design was subsequently enlarged into the Sella class destroyer
Sella class destroyer
Sella class destroyer were a group of destroyers built for the Italian Regia Marina in the 1920s. Two of these ships fought in World War II and both were sunk after the Italian capitulation to the Allies...
s, a design that was developed into a series of medium sized Italian destroyer classes.