Italian torpedo boat Lupo

	Torpedo boat Lupo
History
Italy
Name	Lupo
Builder	CNQ, Fiume
Laid down	7 December 1936
Launched	7 November 1937
Commissioned	20 February 1938
Identification	LP/LU
Fate	Sunk, 2 December 1942
General characteristics
Class and type	Spica-class torpedo boat
Displacement	670 long tons (680 t) standard; 1,030 long tons (1,050 t) full load;
Length	82 m (269 ft 0 in)
Beam	7.92 m (26 ft 0 in)
Draught	2.82 m (9 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	2 Yarrow boilers, 2 Tosi steam turbines, 2 shafts; 19,000 hp (14,200 kW);
Speed	34 knots (39 mph; 63 km/h)
Complement	110
Armament	3 × 100 mm (4 in) / 47 caliber guns; 8 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) anti-aircraft machine guns (replaced by 3 x twin 20mm cannon by May 1941); 4 × 450 mm (18 in) torpedo tubes; 2 × DCTs; Up to 20 mines;

The Italian torpedo boat Lupo was a Spica-class torpedo boat built for the Regia Marina in the late 1930s. During the Second World War, Lupo was involved in several naval actions, including that of the eponymous "Lupo convoy", for which she was awarded the Silver Medal of Military Valour. Lupo was sunk in action on 2 December 1942.

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