Italian destroyer Impetuoso (D 558)

Impetuoso (D 558) is the lead ship of the Impetuoso-class destroyer of the Italian Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see Italian ship Impetuoso.
Impetuoso underway, date unknown.
History
 Italy
Name: Impetuoso
Namesake: Impetuoso
Operator: Italian Navy
Ordered: February 1950
Builder: Cantiere navale di Riva Trigoso
Laid down: 7 May 1952
Launched: 16 September 1956
Commissioned: 25 January 1958
Decommissioned: 1983
Identification: Pennant number: D 558
Fate: Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type: Impetuoso-class destroyer
Displacement:
  • 2,775 tons standard
  • 3,810 tons full load
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:
  • 2 shaft geared turbines
  • 4 × Foster Wheeler boilers providing 65,000 hp (48,000 kW)
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:

Development

Impetuoso-class were ordered by the Italian Navy in February 1950. They are based on Commandante hull design. This class holds similar characteristics to the Gearing-class destroyers.[1]

Construction and career

She is laid down on 7 May 1952 and launched on 16 September 1956 by Cantiere navale di Riva Trigoso. Commissioned on 25 January 1958 with the hull number D 558 and decommissioned in 1983.[2]

References
  1. "IMPETUOSO destroyers (1958)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  2. "Impetuoso class Destroyer". Helis.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.


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