HMS Arno was a unique destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service and was lost during First World War. She was under construction in Genoa, Italy for the friendly Portuguese Navy as Liz in 1914 when she was bought by the Royal Navy for service in the Mediterranean.
 HMS Arno in 1915
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Arno |
| Builder | Ansaldo, Genoa |
| Laid down | 1914 |
| Launched | 22 December 1914 |
| Completed | 1915 |
| Identification | Pennant number : 6A |
| Fate | Sunk in collision, 23 March 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Displacement | 520 long tons (528 t) |
| Length | 321 ft (98 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) |
| Draft | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Installed power | 8,000 shp (6,000 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 28.5 kn (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph) |
| Capacity | 130 long tons (132 t) fuel oil |
| Armament |
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She had two funnels and masts and four QF 12-pounder guns, shipped sided on the forecastle, behind the second funnel and on the quarterdeck. Although much smaller and slower than her British contemporaries, she was soundly built and had a high freeboard and tall bridge, making her a useful vessel. She was lost off the Dardanelles after a collision with the Acorn-/H-class destroyer Hope on 23 March 1918.
Bibliography
edit- Destroyers of the Royal Navy, 1893-1981, Maurice Cocker, 1983, Ian Allan, ISBN 0-7110-1075-7
- Jantzen, Ulrigh; Matis, Richardo Graca (1998). "Origins of Portuguese Destroyer Liz". Warship International. XXXV (1): 105–106.