Folgore-class destroyer

Folgore-class destroyer

Destroyer Fulmine
Class overview
Name:	Folgore class
Operators:	Regia Marina
Preceded by:	Freccia class
Succeeded by:	Maestrale class
Built:	1929–1931
In commission:	1932–1943
Completed:	4
Lost:	4
General characteristics
Type:	Destroyer
Displacement:	1,220 long tons (1,240 t) standard 2,096 long tons (2,130 t) full load
Length:	96.05 m (315 ft 1 in)
Beam:	9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)
Draught:	3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Propulsion:	2 shaft Belluzzo type geared turbines 3 boilers 44,000 hp (32,800 kW)
Speed:	38 knots (44 mph; 70 km/h)
Range:	3,600 nmi (6,700 km) at 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement:	183
Armament:	4 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns (2 × 2) 2 × 40 mm pom-pom guns 4 × 13.2 mm machine guns 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 54 mines

The Folgore class were a group of destroyers built for the Italian Navy in the 1930s. All four ships fought in World War II and were sunk. They were a modified version of the Freccia-class destroyers, but had the beam reduced to try to increase speed, creating stability problems and reduced range.

Four similar ships were built in Italy for the Turkish Navy:

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