Italian destroyer Borea (1902)
1902 Nembo-class destroyer
Borea ("Boreas") was an Italian Nembo-class destroyer. Commissioned into service in the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in 1903, she served in the Italo-Turkish War and World War I, playing an active role in the Adriatic campaign until she was sunk in 1917 during the Battle of the Strait of Otranto.
Construction, commissioning, and modernization
Borea was laid down at the Cantiere Pattison (English: Pattison Shipyard) in Naples, Italy, on 2 October 1899. She was launched on 12 December 1902 and completed on 6 October 1903. She was commissioned in 1903.
At various times between 1909 and 1912, each of the Nembo-class destroyers underwent a radical modernization; Borea′s took place in 1910. Her coal-fired boilers were converted into oil-fired ones, and her original two short, squat funnels were replaced with three smaller, more streamlined ones, profoundly altering her appearance. Her armament also changed, with her original five QF 6 pounder Nordenfelt 57 mm/43 guns replaced by four Cannon 76/40 (3 in) Model 1916 guns, and her original four 356-millimetre (14 in) torpedo tubes replaced by two 450-millimetre (17.7 in) tubes. Sometime between 1914 and 1917, Borea underwent additional modifications in which minelaying equipment was installed aboard her.
Service history
Italo-Turkish War
The Italo-Turkish War began on 29 September 1911 with the Kingdom of Italy′s declaration of war on the Ottoman Empire.
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