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

Yugoslav destroyer Zagreb

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The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/April 17, 2021 by Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:07, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Zagreb's sister ship Beograd (right) and Dubrovnik (left)

Zagreb was the second of three Beograd-class destroyers built for the Royal Yugoslav Navy. She was designed to be deployed as part of a division led by the flotilla leader Dubrovnik. The first warship built in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Zagreb entered service in August 1939, was armed with a main battery of four 120 mm (4.7 in) guns in single mounts, and had a top speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). Yugoslavia entered World War II due to the German-led Axis invasion in April 1941. During the invasion, two of her officers scuttled her at the Bay of Kotor on 17 April 1941 to prevent her capture by Italian forces and were both killed by the explosion of the scuttling charges. A French film was made in 1967 about her demise and the deaths of the two officers. In 1973, on the thirtieth anniversary of the formation of the Yugoslav Navy, both men were posthumously awarded the Order of the People's Hero by President Josip Tito. (Full article...)

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Main editors: Peacemaker67
Promoted: 17 November 2020
Reasons for nomination: April 17 is the 80th anniversary of Zagreb's destruction and the deaths of the two officers who scuttled her
Support as nominator. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 06:14, 24 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support, thanks for giving up the 12th! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:55, 24 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support. P anini ^🥪 12:30, 26 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]