Sister ship Nembo
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History | |
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Kingdom of Italy | |
Name | Euro |
Namesake | Euro, easterly wind |
Builder | Cantieri del Tirreno, Riva Trigoso |
Laid down | 24 January 1925 |
Launched | 7 July 1927 |
Completed | 22 December 1927 |
Identification | ER |
Fate | Sunk, 3 October 1943 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Turbine-class destroyer |
Displacement | |
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 |
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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 |
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Euro was one of eight Turbine-class destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the 1920s. She was named after Euro, weak winter easterly wind bringing rain and storms to the Mediterranean.