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| Ship image = Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-185-0116-02A, Bucht von Kotor (-), jugoslawische Schiffe.jpg
| Ship caption = ''Generale Antonio Cantore'' photographed in 1941 in Kotor following the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia.
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{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name = Generali class
| Builders = [[Cantieri navali Odero]]
| Operators = *{{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}
*{{navy|Nazi Germany}}
| Class before = {{sclass|Rosolino Pilo| destroyer|4}}
| Class after = {{sclass|Curtatone|destroyer|4}}
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| Total ships planned = 6
| Total ships completed = 6
| Total ships lost = 6
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| Ship type = [[Destroyer]]
| Ship displacement = *832 tons (normal)
*890 tons (full load)
| Ship length = {{convert|73.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|7.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| Ship draught = {{convert|3|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship power = {{convert|16,000|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
| Ship propulsion = 4 boilers and 2 turbines, 2 axes
| Ship speed = {{convert|30|kn|km/h}}
| Ship range = {{convert|2,000|nmi|km}} at {{convert|14|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}
| Ship complement = 105
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| Ship armament = * 3 × [[Cannon 102/45|{{convert|102|mm|in|abbr=on|0}}/45]] guns
* 2 × [[Cannon 76/40 Model 1916|{{convert|76|mm|abbr=on}} L30 guns]]
* 4 {{convert|450|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} torpedo launchers
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The '''Generali-class destroyer''' was a [[Ship class|class]] of [[Italy|Italian]] [[destroyer]]s, built as a development of the {{sclass|Rosolino Pilo|destroyer}}. They were the last ships of the ''[[Regia Marina]]'' (Italian Navy), fitted with three stacks. In 1929, being obsolete, the units were reclassified as [[torpedo boats]], and in this role served during [[Second World War]].

==Origins==
The class was built between 1921 and 1924, ordered from [[Cantieri navali Odero]], [[Sestri Ponente]]. The ships were able to reach {{convert|30|kn}} of top speed, an improvement respect the previous class ''Rosolino Pilo''. Their displacement was 832 tons (normal) and 890 tons (full load). Their armament initially was composed of three {{convert|102|mm|in|adj=on|0}}/45 calibre guns (an Italian version of the [[Cannon 102/45|QF 4 inch Mk V]]) and two [[Cannon 76/40 Model 1916|{{convert|76|mm|abbr=on}} L30 guns]], and four {{convert|450|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} torpedo launchers. In 1936 ships were enabled with minesweeping equipment, and the 76&nbsp;mm guns were replaced by twin cannons [[Breda Model 35]].

[[File:Monaco 1923 Prestinari contre-torpilleur italien Agence Rol.jpg|thumb|Generale Marcello Prestinari - 1923]]

==Units==
The class was known also by name of his first unit, ''Generale Antonio Cantore''. All other ships were dedicated to Italian generals. All ships were built by [[Cantieri navali Odero]] at [[Sestri Ponente]]. None of them survived the war.

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! Ship !! Launched !! Fate
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| {{ship|Italian destroyer|Generale Antonio Cantore||2}} || 23 April 1921 || Sunk by a mine off Ras el Tin Libya, 22 August 1942
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| {{ship|Italian destroyer|Generale Antonio Cascino||2}} || 18 March 1922 || Scuttled 9 September 1943
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| {{ship|Italian destroyer|Generale Antonio Chinotto||2}} || 7 Aug 1921 || Sunk by mines off Palermo, 28 March 1941
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|{{ship|Italian destroyer|Generale Carlo Montanari||2}}  || 4 October 1922 || Captured by the Germans, scuttled 25 April 1944
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| {{ship|Italian destroyer|Generale Marcello Prestinari||2}} ||4 July 1922  || Sunk by a mine near Sicily, 31 January 1943
|-
| {{ship|Italian destroyer|Generale Achille Papa||2}} || 8 December 1921 || Captured by the Germans, sunk 25 April 1945
|}

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* {{cite book |last=Fraccaroli |first=Aldo |chapter=Italy |pages=252–290 |editor-last=Gray |editor-first=Randal |title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921 |year=1985 |location=Annapolis |publisher=Naval Institute Press |isbn=978-0-87021-907-8}}
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==External links==
* [https://www.marina.difesa.it/noi-siamo-la-marina/mezzi/mezzi-storici/Pagine/EFGHI/gen_cantore.aspx Classe Generali] Marina Militare website

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