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Yugoslav destroyer Beograd[edit]

This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/April 28, 2023 by Jimfbleak - talk to me? 08:51, 14 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Beograd (right) after being captured in April 1941
Beograd (right) after being captured in April 1941

Beograd was the lead ship of a class of destroyers built for the Royal Yugoslav Navy during the late 1930s. Commissioned on 28 April 1939, in World War II she was damaged by a near miss during an air attack following the German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, and then captured by the Italians (pictured, on right). After refitting, she saw extensive service with the Royal Italian Navy from August 1941 to September 1943, completing over 100 convoy escort missions in the Mediterranean under the name Sebenico, mainly on routes between Italy and the Aegean or North Africa. Following the Italian armistice in September 1943, she was captured by the German Navy and redesignated TA43. After serving with the 9th Torpedo Boat Flotilla on escort and minelaying duties in the northern Adriatic, she was sunk or scuttled at Trieste on 30 April or 1 May 1945. She was raised in June 1946, probably to remove her as a navigation hazard, only to be scuttled again in either July 1946 or in 1947. ([[Yugoslav destroyer Beograd|Full article...]])

Apologies, I only just saw the notes that have been added to the top of the previous unsuccessful TFA nom page. Might need some tweaking. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 07:46, 11 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]