Impetuoso-class destroyer
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.
![]() Impetuoso alongside USS Kalamazoo in the Mediterranean Sea in June 1977 | |
Class overview | |
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Name: | Impetuoso class |
Operators: |
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Preceded by: |
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Succeeded by: | Impavido class |
Built: | 1952–1955 |
In service: | 1955–1983 |
In commission: | 1958–1983 |
Completed: | 2 |
Retired: | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Destroyer |
Displacement: |
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Length: | 127.6 m (418 ft 8 in) |
Beam: | 13.2 m (43 ft 4 in) |
Draught: | 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) |
Propulsion: |
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Speed: | 34 knots (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: |
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Ships
Name | Pennant number |
Builder | Commissioned | Fate |
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Impetuoso | D 558 | CNR Riva Trigoso | 25 January 1958 | Decommissioned 1983 |
Indomito | D 559 | Ansaldo, Livorno | 23 February 1958 | Decommissioned 1980 |
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Aft view of Impetuoso in May 1977.
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