Borea
Sunk
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| War | First World War |
| Main guns | 5 × QF 6 pounder Nordenfelt 57 mm/43 guns |
Escorting a convoy when Csepel and Balaton attacked it during the Otranto raid; sunk.
Armament and specifications
Armament
As built
- 5 × QF 6 pounder Nordenfelt 57 mm/43 guns
- 3 × 356 mm (14 in) torpedo tubes
- 1 × 356 mm (14 in) bow torpedo tube
1910
- 4 × Cannon 76/40 (3 in) Model 1916 guns
- 2 x 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes
| Builder | Cantiere Pattison, Naples, Kingdom of Italy |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 2 October 1899 |
| Launched | 12 December 1902 |
| Commissioned | 1903 |
| Displacement | 325 long tons (330 t) normal 380 long tons (390 t) full load |
| Length | 63.39 m (208 ft 0 in) pp 64.00 m (210 ft 0 in) oa |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement | 55 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
12 December 1902
15 May 1917
Convoy escort