Aviere

CountryItaly
Ship ClassSoldati-class Destroyer
BuilderOTO Livorno, Tuscany, Italy
Launched20 Sep 1937
Commissioned31 Aug 1938
Sunk17 Dec 1942
Displacement1620 tons standard; 2550 tons full
Length350 feet
Beam33 feet
Draft10 feet
MachineryThree Yarrow boilers, two Belluzzo or Parsons type turbines, two shafts
Power Output48000 SHP
Speed38 knots
Range2,200nm at 20 knots
Crew206
Armament2x2x120mm guns, 1x120mm starshell gun, 12x13.2mm machine guns, 6x600mm torpedo tubes

Contributor:

ww2dbaseDestroyer Aviere was named after aviators.

ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia.

Last Major Revision: Dec 2007

Aviere Operational Timeline

31 Aug 1938 Aviere was commissioned into service.




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