Italian destroyer Leone

History
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Leone
Namesake	Lion
Builder	Gio. Ansaldo & C., Sestri Ponente
Laid down	23 November 1921
Launched	1 October 1923
Completed	1 July 1924
Fate	Foundered, 1 April 1941
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Leone-class destroyer
Displacement	2,195 long tons (2,230 t) (normal); 2,289 long tons (2,326 t) (full load);
Length	113.41 m (372 ft 1 in) (o/a)
Beam	10.36 m (34 ft)
Draught	3.1 m (10 ft 2 in) (mean)
Installed power	4 Yarrow boilers; 42,000 hp (31,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	10 officers and 194 enlisted men
Armament	4 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns; 2 × single 76 mm (3 in) AA guns; 2 × triple 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes; 60 mines;

Leone was the lead ship of her class of three destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the early 1920s.

History

Kingdom of Italy
Name	Leone
Namesake	Lion
Builder	Gio. Ansaldo & C., Sestri Ponente
Laid down	23 November 1921
Launched	1 October 1923
Completed	1 July 1924
Fate	Foundered, 1 April 1941
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Leone-class destroyer
Displacement	2,195 long tons (2,230 t) (normal) 2,289 long tons (2,326 t) (full load)
Length	113.41 m (372 ft 1 in) (o/a)
Beam	10.36 m (34 ft)
Draught	3.1 m (10 ft 2 in) (mean)
Installed power	4 Yarrow boilers 42,000 hp (31,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	10 officers and 194 enlisted men
Armament	4 × twin 120 mm (4.7 in) guns 2 × single 76 mm (3 in) AA guns 2 × triple 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes 60 mines