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Ugolino Vivaldi

Ugolino Vivaldi

Sunk

Regia Marina (Italy)

TypeDestroyer
ClassNavigatori
WarSecond World War
Main guns6 × 4.7″ guns in 3 twin mounts

Sailing to join the Allies after the armistice, she was hit by German batteries and aircraft off Sardinia and sank on 10 September 1943.

Italian destroyer Ugolino Vivaldi Photo: UnknownUnknown, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 3 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns
  • 2 × single 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns
  • 4 × twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns
  • 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 86–104 mines
BuilderCantieri navali Odero, Sestri Ponente
Laid down16 May 1927
Launched9 January 1929
Displacement1,900 long tons (1,930 t) (standard) 2,580 long tons (2,621 t) (full load)
Length107.3 m (352 ft)
Speed32 knots (59.3 km/h; 36.8 mph)
Complement222–225 (wartime)

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

9 January 1929

Fate

Sunk

Scuttled following damage by coastal battery and aircraft, 10 September 1943