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Tigre

Tigre

Scuttled

Regia Marina (Italy)

TypeDestroyer
ClassLeone
WarSecond World War
Main guns8 × 4.7″ guns in 4 twin mounts

Large destroyer of the Red Sea flotilla. Sailed with Pantera to raid Port Sudan on 3 April 1941 and was scuttled with her on the Arabian coast.

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns
  • 2 × single 76 mm (3 in) AA guns
  • 2 × triple 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes
  • 60 mines
BuilderGio. Ansaldo & C., Sestri Ponente
Laid down23 January 1922
Launched7 August 1924
Displacement2,195 long tons (2,230 t) (normal) 2,289 long tons (2,326 t) (full load)
Length113.41 m (372 ft 1 in) (o/a)
Speed33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement10 officers and 194 enlisted men

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

She isn't listed in any of the fleet actions covered here.

Launched

7 August 1924

Fate

Scuttled

Scuttled, 3/4 April 1941