Italian destroyer Aviere (1937)

	Aviere
History
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Aviere
Namesake	Aviator
Builder	O.T.O., Livorno
Laid down	16 January 1937
Launched	19 September 1937
Completed	31 August 1938
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk by HMS Splendid, 17 December 1942
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Soldati-class destroyer
Displacement	1,820–1,850 long tons (1,850–1,880 t) (standard); 2,450–2,550 long tons (2,490–2,590 t) (full load);
Length	106.7 m (350 ft 1 in) (o/a); 101.6 m (333 ft 4 in) (pp);
Beam	10.15 m (33 ft 4 in)
Draught	3.15–4.3 m (10 ft 4 in – 14 ft 1 in)
Installed power	3 Yarrow boilers; 48,000 shp (36,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	34–35 knots (63–65 km/h; 39–40 mph)
Range	2,340 nmi (4,330 km; 2,690 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	206
Armament	2 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns; 1 × 120 mm (4.7 in) star shell gun; 8 × 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns; 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 2 × depth charge throwers; 48 mines;
Service record
Part of:	Destroyer Division 11
Operations:	Battle of the Mediterranean; Battle of Calabria; Battle of Cape Passero; First Battle of Sirte; Second Battle of Sirte; Operation Vigorous; Operation Pedestal;

Aviere ("Airman") was one of seventeen Soldati-class destroyers, built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the late 1930s and early 1940s.

History
Aviere
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Aviere
Namesake	Aviator
Builder	O.T.O., Livorno
Laid down	16 January 1937
Launched	19 September 1937
Completed	31 August 1938
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk by HMS Splendid, 17 December 1942
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Soldati-class destroyer
Displacement	1,820–1,850 long tons (1,850–1,880 t) (standard) 2,450–2,550 long tons (2,490–2,590 t) (full load)
Length	106.7 m (350 ft 1 in) (o/a) 101.6 m (333 ft 4 in) (pp)
Beam	10.15 m (33 ft 4 in)
Draught	3.15–4.3 m (10 ft 4 in – 14 ft 1 in)
Installed power	3 Yarrow boilers 48,000 shp (36,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	34–35 knots (63–65 km/h; 39–40 mph)
Range	2,340 nmi (4,330 km; 2,690 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	206
Armament	2 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns 1 × 120 mm (4.7 in) star shell gun 8 × 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 2 × depth charge throwers 48 mines
Service record
Part of:	Destroyer Division 11
Operations:	Battle of the Mediterranean Battle of Calabria Battle of Cape Passero First Battle of Sirte Second Battle of Sirte Operation Vigorous Operation Pedestal