Velite
| Country | Italy |
| Ship Class | Soldati-Class Destroyer |
| Builder | OTO Livorno, Tuscany, Italy |
| Commission Date | 31 Aug 1943 |
| Decommission Date | 1 Jun 1954 |
| Displacement | 1,620 tons standard; 2,550 tons full |
| Length | 350 feet |
| Beam | 33 feet |
| Draft | 10 feet |
| Machinery | Three Yarrow boilers, two Belluzzo or Parsons type turbines, two shafts |
| Power Output | 48,000 shaft horsepower |
| Speed | 38 knots |
| Range | 2,200nm at 20 knots |
| Crew | 206 |
| Armament | 2x2x120mm guns, 1x120mm gun, 12x20mm guns, 6x533mm torpedo tubes |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseDestroyer Velite was named after Roman light infantrymen. She was given to France after WW2 as war reparations; she operated under the new name Duperre. She was decommissioned from the French Navy in 1954.
ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia.
Last Major Revision: Dec 2007
Velite Operational Timeline
| 31 Aug 1943 | Velite was commissioned into service. |
| 1 Jun 1954 | Velite was decommissioned from service. |
Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 per month will go a long way! Thank you. Please help us spread the word: Stay updated with WW2DB: |
Change View
Desktop ViewSearch WW2DB
News
- » Evergreen Museum and Obon Society Working on Returning Undelivered 1945 Mail to Japanese Families (5 Sep 2025)
- » Wreck of Teruzuki Found (27 Jul 2025)
- » USS Orlean's Bow Found (22 Jul 2025)
- » The Emperor of Japan Planned to Honor WW2-era Japanese POWs in Mongolia (4 Jul 2025)
- » US State Lawmaker John Winter Caught Using Racial Slur "Jap" and Apologized (11 Jun 2025)
- » See all news
Current Site Statistics
- » 1,183 biographies
- » 337 events
- » 45,131 timeline entries
- » 1,249 ships
- » 350 aircraft models
- » 207 vehicle models
- » 376 weapon models
- » 123 historical documents
- » 261 facilities
- » 471 book reviews
- » 28,438 photos
- » 365 maps
Famous WW2 Quote
"Since peace is now beyond hope, we can but fight to the end."Chiang Kaishek, 31 Jul 1937
