Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Yugoslav destroyer Ljubljana

Yugoslav destroyer Ljubljana

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The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/November 6, 2024 by Gog the Mild (talk) 14:27, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ljubljana's sister ship Beograd (right)

Ljubljana was the third and last Beograd-class destroyer built for the Royal Yugoslav Navy in the late 1930s. She was designed to operate as part of a division led by the flotilla leader Dubrovnik. Ljubljana entered service in November 1939, was armed with a main battery of four Škoda 120 mm (4.7 in) guns in single mounts, and had a top speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). In 1940, Ljubljana ran aground on a reef off the Yugoslav port of Šibenik, where, badly damaged, she was taken for repairs. Yugoslavia entered World War II when the German-led Axis powers invaded in April 1941, and Ljubljana—still under repair—was captured by the Royal Italian Navy. After repairs were completed, she saw active service in the Royal Italian Navy under the name Lubiana, mainly as a convoy escort on routes between Italy and North Africa. She was lost on 1 April 1943, when she ran aground and was abandoned off the Tunisian coast after a navigational error. (This article is part of a featured topic: Ships of the Royal Yugoslav Navy.)

Most recent similar article(s): the most recent Yugoslav ship was Yugoslav torpedo boat T2 which will run on August 11
Main editors: Peacemaker67
Promoted: November 30, 2020
Reasons for nomination: This ship is one of the few remaining FAs that is part of the 36-article Ships of the Royal Yugoslav Navy featured topic not yet to have run as TFA. Article exists across eight non-English Wikipedias, and is also a featured article on the Portuguese WP. November marks the 85th anniversary of her commissioning.
Support as nominator. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 00:22, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support joeyquism (talk) 16:37, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]