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ARTIGLIERE (2)

Nome- Name: ARTIGLIERE
Nazionalità - Nationality: ITALIA - ITALY
Tipologia - Type: CACCIATORPEDINIERE - DESTROYER
Anno/data – Year/date: 12 ottobre 1940 - 12 October 1930
Luogo - Location: ---
Autore della fotografia – Photo’s author: Imperial War Museum
Collezione di provenienza – From the collection of: MAURIZIO BRESCIA
Note - Notes: The final fate of the Artigliere, the first "Soldati" class destroyer lost during the war, torpedoed and sunk by HMS York at 09.05 on 12 October 1940. The previous night, Artigliere had been heavily damaged by HMS Ajax East of Malta; dead in the water and with many casualties aboard, she was destroyed with gunfire and two torpedoes by HMS York the following morning.

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