Italian destroyer Folgore

	Folgore
History
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Folgore
Namesake	Lightning
Builder	Officine & Cantieri Partenopei, Naples
Laid down	30 January 1930
Launched	26 April 1931
Completed	1 July 1932
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Folgore-class destroyer
Displacement	1,238 t (1,218 long tons) (standard); 2,090 t (2,060 long tons) (full load);
Length	96.05 m (315 ft 1 in) (o/a)
Beam	9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)
Draught	3.3–4.3 m (10 ft 10 in – 14 ft 1 in)
Installed power	3 Thornycroft boilers; 44,000 hp (33,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	3,600 nmi (6,700 km; 4,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	185
Armament	2 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns; 2 × single 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns; 2 × twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns; 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 2 × depth charge throwers; 52 mines;

Folgore was the lead ship of her class of four destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the early 1930s. Completed in 1932, she served in World War II.

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