Italian torpedo boat Albatros

Albatros was a torpedo boat of the Regia Marina which served in World War II. She fought in the Mediterranean Sea and was sunk by HMS Upright (N89) in 1941. Albatros was the first project to create a specialised antisubmarine vessel. In 1939 became the first italian ship with a sonar (ecogoniometro in italian).

Service
After being fired upon by the British submarine HMS Phoenix (N96) on 16 July 1940, Albatros counter-attacked with depth charges and destroyed her. She was torpedoed and sunk by the British U-class submarine HMS Upright (N89) on 27 September 1941.