Italian destroyer Aquilone (1927)

	Aquilone under way (mid 1930s)
History
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Aquilone
Namesake	Aquilone, a northerly wind
Builder	Odero-Terni-Orlando, Genoa-Sestri Ponente
Laid down	18 May 1925
Launched	3 August 1927
Completed	3 December 1927
Identification	AL
Fate	Sunk, 17 September 1940
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Turbine-class destroyer
Displacement	1,090 t (1,070 long tons) (standard); 1,700 t (1,670 long tons) (full load);
Length	93.2 m (305 ft 9 in)
Beam	9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)
Draught	3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Installed power	3 Thornycroft boilers; 40,000 shp (30,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Range	3,200 nmi (5,900 km; 3,700 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	179
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;

Aquilone was one of eight Turbine-class destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the late 1920s. She was named after Aquilone, a cold northerly wind.

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