Italian destroyer Impetuoso (D 558)
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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 |
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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) is the lead ship of the Impetuoso-class destroyer of the Italian Navy.
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]
Gallery[]
Impetuoso coming alongside USS Kalamazoo in the Mediterranean Sea in June 1977.
Impetuoso coming alongside USS Kalamazoo in the Mediterranean Sea in June 1977.
References[]
- ^ "IMPETUOSO destroyers (1958)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ "Impetuoso class Destroyer". Helis.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
External links[]
- Destroyer Impetuoso Marina Militare website
Categories:
- Impetuoso-class destroyers
- 1956 ships