Italian torpedo boat Uragano

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.

Aliseo, Uragano's sister ship
History
Italy
Name:	Uragano
Builder:	Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Trieste
Laid down:	17 June 1941
Launched:	3 May 1942
Completed:	26 September 1942
Fate:	Sunk 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
Length:	82.5 m (270 ft 8 in)
Beam:	9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)
Draught:	3.77 m (12 ft 4 in)
Propulsion:	2 shaft steam turbines 2 Yarrow type boilers 16,000 hp (11,900 kW)
Speed:	26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Complement:	154
Sensors and processing systems:	Sonar and hydrophones
Armament:	2 × 100 mm (4 in) / 47 caliber guns 10 × 20 mm (0.79 in) anti-aircraft guns 8 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA machine guns 4 × 450 mm (18 in) torpedo tubes 4 × depth charge throwers

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]

References

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

Sources

• Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
• Fraccaroli, Aldo (1974) [1968]. Italian Warships of World War II. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0002-6.
• Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. London: Cassell Publishing. ISBN 1-85409-521-8.