Yugoslav destroyer Ljubljana

History
Ljubljana's sister ship Beograd (right) and the flotilla leader Dubrovnik (left) in the Bay of Kotor after being captured by Italy
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Name:	Ljubljana
Namesake:	Ljubljana
Commissioned:	December 1939
Out of service:	17 April 1941
Fate:	Captured by Italy
Italy
Name:	Lubiana
Acquired:	17 April 1941
Fate:	Sunk or stranded off the Tunisian coast on 1 April 1943
General characteristics
Class and type:	Beograd-class destroyer
Displacement:	1,210 tonnes (1,190 long tons) (standard) 1,655 tonnes (1,629 long tons) (full load)
Length:	98 m (321 ft 6 in)
Beam:	9.45 m (31 ft 0 in)
Draught:	3.18 m (10 ft 5 in)
Installed power:	3 × Yarrow water-tube boilers 40,000 shp (30,000 kW)
Propulsion:	2 × shafts Parsons steam turbines
Speed:	38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph)
Complement:	145
Armament:	4 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns (4 × 1) 4 × 40 mm (1.6 in) (2 × 2) anti-aircraft guns 6 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (2 × 3) 2 × machine guns 30 naval mines

The Yugoslav destroyer Ljubljana was the third and last Beograd-class destroyer built for the Royal Yugoslav Navy (Serbo-Croatian: Kraljevska Jugoslovenska Ratna Mornarica, KJRM) during the late 1930s. Her main armament consisted of four Škoda 120 mm (4.7 in) guns. In 1940, she ran aground on a reef off the Yugoslav port of Šibenik. Badly damaged, she was taken to port for repairs. She was still under repair when Yugoslavia was drawn into World War II by the German-led Axis invasion of that country in April 1941. Ljubljana was captured by the Italians, and after repairs were completed, saw active service in the Royal Italian Navy under the name Lubiana, mainly as a convoy escort on routes between Italy and the Aegean and North Africa. She was sunk or stranded off the Tunisian coast on 1 April 1943 and declared a total constructive loss.

The Beograd class was developed from a French design, and the third and last ship of the class, Ljubljana, was built by Jadranska brodogradilišta at Split, Yugoslavia, under French supervision. The ship had an overall length of 98 m (321 ft 6 in), a beam of 9.45 m (31 ft 0 in), and a normal draught of 3.18 m (10 ft 5 in). Her standard displacement was 1,210 tonnes (1,190 long tons), and she displaced 1,655 tonnes (1,629 long tons) at full load. Her crew consisted of 145 personnel, including both officers and enlisted men. The ship was powered by Parsons steam turbines driving two propellors, using steam generated by three Yarrow water-tube boilers. Her turbines were rated at 40,000 shp (30,000 kW) and she was designed to reach a top speed of 38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph). She carried 120 tonnes (120 long tons) of fuel oil. Although data is not available for Ljubljana, her sister ship Beograd had a radius of action of 1,000 nautical miles (1,900 km; 1,200 mi).

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