Italian torpedo boat Uragano

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NameUragano
Builder Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Trieste
Laid down17 June 1941
Launched3 May 1942
Completed26 September 1942
FateSunk 3 February 1943
General characteristics [1]
Type Torpedo boat
Displacement
  • 910 long tons (920 t) standard
  • 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) full load
Length82.5 m (270 ft 8 in)
Beam9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)
Draught3.77 m (12 ft 4 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft steam turbines
  • 2 Yarrow type boilers
  • 16,000 hp (11,900 kW)
Speed26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Complement154
Sensors and
processing systems
Sonar and hydrophones
Armament

Uragano was a Ciclone-class torpedo boat that served with the Italian Navy during the Second World War. The vessel entered service in 1942 and was sunk by a naval mine on 3 February 1943.

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Service history

Uragano's keel was laid down on 17 June 1941 by Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico at Trieste. The ship was launched on 3 May 1942. Construction was completed on 26 September 1942. The ship was sunk by a naval mine on 3 February 1943. [2]

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References

  1. Chesneau, p. 303
  2. Fraccaroli, p. 95

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