The engines produced a total of 2,400 indicated horsepower (1,800 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph).

They carried a maximum of 660 long tons (671 t) of fuel oil that gave them a range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).

During Operation Edgehill on 15 October, she struck a sea mine while sweeping off Cape Kalouri, Greece, which caused major damage to her boiler and No.

[4] She was then sold to Italy in 1946 with the intention of replacing the lead ship of the Azio-class minelayer Azio, which was expected to be decommissioned.

When the colonial needs were lost during the modernization works started on 15 January 1949, she was called Alabarda and classified as an anti-submarine corvette.

[1][6] On 12 August 1974, the ship was damaged following a collision with the Monica Rusotti ferry in Genoa and decommissioned in 1975.