Impetuoso underway, date unknown. | |
History | |
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Italy | |
Name | Impetuoso |
Namesake | Impetuoso |
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 |
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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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Impetuoso (D 558) was the lead ship of the Impetuoso-class destroyers of the Italian Navy.
The Impetuoso class were ordered by the Italian Navy in February 1950. They were based on Commandante hull design. The class had similar characteristics to the Gearing-class destroyers.
She was laid down on 7 May 1952 and launched on 16 September 1956 by Cantiere navale di Riva Trigoso. The ship was commissioned on 25 January 1958 with the hull number D 558 and decommissioned in 1983. [1]