Folgore-class destroyer

The Folgore class destroyer was a class of the Italian Navy. The class consisted of four destroyers, which were built in the 1930s on the shipyards of CNQ Fiume and OC Partenopei in Naples. The vessels were a modification of Dardo class in which an attempt was made to achieve higher speeds by decreasing the width. As a result, they suffered from stability problems and reduced range.

All four ships were part of the 8th Destroyer Squadron and were lost during their missions in World War II.

List of vessels

• RN Baleno, sunk on April 17, 1941 in front of Sfax
• RN Folgore, sunk on December 2, 1942 by ships of the British force Q in the Strait of Sicily
• RN Fulmine, sunk on 9 November 1941, ships of the British Force K
• RN Lampo, on April 17, 1941 damaged before Sfax, later salvaged and repaired, sunk on 30 April 1943 bombs.