The Folgore Class were a group of destroyer

Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...

s built for the Italian Navy

Regia Marina

The Regia Marina dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification...

 in the 1930s. All four ships fought in World War II and were sunk. They were a modified version of the Freccia class destroyer

Freccia class destroyer

The Freccia class destroyer was a class of destroyers built for the Regia Marina, the Italian Royal Navy, in the 1930s. It was basically an enlarged version of the earlier Turbine class destroyers...

s, but had the beam reduced to try to increase speed. In consequence they suffered from stability problems and reduced range.

Ships

• Baleno

Built by CNQ Fiume, completed 15 June 1932.

She was sunk on 17 April 1941 by British destroyers , , and during the Battle of the Tarigo Convoy

Battle of the Tarigo Convoy

The Battle of the Tarigo Convoy was fought on 16 April 1941 between four British and three Italian destroyers during the Mediterranean Campaign, in World War II...

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• Folgore

Built by OC Partenopei, Naples, completed 1 July 1932.

She was sunk on 2 December 1942 by British cruisers of Force Q off Skerki Bank.

• Fulmine -

Built by CNQ Fiume, completed 14 September 1932.

She was sunk on 9 November 1941 by British surface ships of Force K

Force K

Force K was the designation for three British Royal Navy task forces during World War II. The first Force K operated from West Africa in 1939. The second and third Force Ks operated from Malta in 1941-1943.-First Force K:...

 as part of the Battle of the Duisburg Convoy

Battle of the Duisburg Convoy

The Battle of the Duisburg Convoy was fought on the night of 8–9 November 1941 between an Italian convoy sailing to Libya with supplies for the Italian Army, civilian authorities in Libya, and the Afrika Corps and a British Naval squadron which intercepted it...

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• Lampo

Built by OC Partenopei, Naples, completed 13 August 1932.

Damaged by British destroyers on 17 April 1941 during the Battle of the Tarigo Convoy

Battle of the Tarigo Convoy

The Battle of the Tarigo Convoy was fought on 16 April 1941 between four British and three Italian destroyers during the Mediterranean Campaign, in World War II...

, it run aground and salvaged. It was sunk by bombs on 30 April 1943 at Cape Bon.

Turkish Ships

Four similar ships were built in Italy for the Turkish Navy

Turkish Navy

The Turkish Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces.- Ottoman fleet after Mudros :Following the demise of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of World War I, on November 3, 1918, the fleet commander of the Ottoman Navy, Liva Amiral Arif Pasha, ordered all flags to be...

• The Tinaztepe class destroyer
  Tinaztepe class destroyer
  The Tinaztepe class were two destroyers built in Italy for the Turkish Navy in the 1930s.These ships were versions of the contemporary Italian Folgore class destroyer or Freccia class destroyer and were purchased while being built for the Italian Navy. In contrast with other Italian destroyers...
  
  s were similar to the Italian ships but fitted with two funnels. These ships were bult by CT Riva Trigoso.

• The Adatepe class destroyer
  Adatepe class destroyer
  The Adatepe class destroyer or Kocatepe class destroyer were two destroyers built for the Turkish Navy by the Italian company, Ansaldo of Genoa in 1931....
  
  s were altered to have four single guns rather than two twin guns and were lengthened to compensate. These ships were built by Ansaldo in Genoa.