Italian destroyer Zeffiro (1927)

	Zeffiro in mid-1930s
History
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Zeffiro
Namesake	Zeffiro, westerly wind
Builder	Ansaldo, Genoa
Laid down	29 April 1925
Launched	27 May 1927
Sponsored by	Lena Bucci
Completed	15 May 1928
Identification	ZF
Fate	Sunk, 5 July 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;

Zeffiro was one of eight Turbine-class destroyer built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the 1920s. She was named after a westerly wind, Zeffiro, common in summer in the Mediterranean. The ship played a minor role in the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1937, supporting the Nationalists.

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