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Zeffiro

Zeffiro

Sunk

Regia Marina (Italy)

TypeDestroyer
ClassTurbine
WarSecond World War
Main guns2 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns

Sunk in Tobruk harbour by Swordfish from HMS Eagle on 5 July 1940.

RIN Zeffiro in mid-1930s Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 2 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns
  • 2 × single 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns
  • 1 × twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns
  • 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 52 mines
BuilderAnsaldo, Genoa
Laid down29 April 1925
Launched27 May 1927
Displacement1,090 t (1,070 long tons) (standard) 1,700 t (1,670 long tons) (full load)
Length93.2 m (305 ft 9 in)
Speed33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement179

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

27 May 1927

Fate

Sunk

Sunk by British torpedo bombers, 5 July 1940