Italian destroyer Fulmine (1931)

	Fulmine 1931
History
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Fulmine
Namesake	Lightning
Builder	Cantieri navali del Quarnaro, Fiume
Laid down	1 April 1930
Launched	2 August 1931
Completed	4 September 1932
Fate	Sunk by gunfire, 9 November 1941
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;

Fulmine was one of four Folgore-class 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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