Impetuoso-class destroyer
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Impetuoso class |
| Operators: |
 Marina Militare |
| Preceded by: |
Comandanti Medaglie d'Oro class (planned) Soldati class (actual) |
| Succeeded by: | Impavido class |
| In service: | 1957 |
| In commission: | 1956–1983 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Retired: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,775 tons standard 3,810 tons full load |
| Length: | 127.6 m (419 ft) |
| Beam: | 13.2 m (43 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft geared turbines 4 Foster Wheeler boilers providing 65,000 hp |
| Speed: | 34 kn (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
| Range: | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement: | 315 |
| Armament: | 2 × twin 127/38 mm gun 2 × quad Bofors 40 mm guns 4 × twin Bofors 40 mm guns 2 × 533 mm double torpedo launchers |
The Impetuoso class were the first post-World War II destroyers built for the Italian Navy. The hull design was based on the uncompleted Comandante-class destroyers but American equipment (guns, radar, machinery) was used. A scheme to install guided missiles during a modernisation programme was proposed but not carried out. The two ships were ordered in 1952, entered service in 1957 and were retired in the early 1980s.
Ships
| Name | Pennant number | Builder | Commissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impetuoso | D558 | CNR Riva Trigoso | 25 January 1958 | Decommissioned 1983 |
| Indomito | D559 | Ansaldo | 23 February 1958 | Decommissioned 1980 |
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