Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Regia Marina — Destroyer

Italian destroyer Tigre

Leone-class destroyer

Displacement
2,195 long tons (2,230 t)
Length
113.41 m (372.1 ft)
Beam
10.36 m (34 ft)
Speed
33 knots (61.1 km/h, 38 mph)
Complement
204
Main gun
120 mm (4.7 in)

Service

  1. Regia Marina as Tigre? — 4 April 1941581 days of the war
Leone-class destroyer Particulars
Name
Tigre
Namesake
Tiger
Builder
Gio. Ansaldo & C., Sestri Ponente
Laid down
23 January 1922
Launched
7 August 1924
Fate
Scuttled, 3/4 April 1941 (1941)
Status
Wreck

Specifications

Displacement, standard
2,195 long tons (2,230 t)
Displacement, full load
2,289 long tons (2,326 t)
Length
113.41 m (372.1 ft) OA
Beam
10.36 m (34 ft)
Draught
3.1 m (10.2 ft)
Speed
33 knots (61.1 km/h, 38 mph)
Range
2,000 nmi (3,704 km)
Complement
204
Main gun
120 mm (4.7 in)

Tigre was a Leone-class destroyer of the Regia Marina. The ship was named after Tiger. Her keel was laid at Gio. Ansaldo & C., Sestri Ponente on 23 January 1922. She was launched on 7 August 1924.

Three ships of the class were built.

She displaced 2,195 long tons standard and 2,289 long tons at full load. She measured 113.4 m (372 ft) long with a beam of 10.4 m (34 ft). Her designed speed was 33 knots, and she carried a complement of 204.

Her main battery was eight 120 mm (4.7 in) guns in four twin mountings. Her machinery developed 42,000 hp through two shafts.

She was in commission for 581 days of the Second World War.

She was scuttled on 4 April 1941. The wreck survives.

Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.

Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Power
  • 4 Yarrow boilers
  • 42000 hp
Armament
  • 4 × twin 120 mm guns
  • 2 × single 76 mm AA guns
  • 2 × triple 450 mm torpedo tubes
  • 60 mines

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