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H.M.S. Arno was a Portuguese destroyer (being constructed in Italy under the name Liz) purchased and taken into Royal Navy service in March, 1915. She was the only foreign-built commissioned warship in the navy that was not a prize vessel.
Career
Captains
Dates of appointment given.
Armament
12-pdr Guns
- Four 12-pdr 18 cwt guns on P. IV mountings[1]
Two were mounted abreast, forward.[2]
Torpedoes
- Three single 18-in torpedo tubes, two on beam, one on centreline
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892-1953. London: Seeley Service & Co. Limited. (on Bookfinder.com).
Template:Footer Arno Class Destroyer (1914)
