Impetuoso alongsideUSS Kalamazoo in the Mediterranean Sea in June 1977 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Impetuoso class |
| Builders | |
| Operators | |
| Preceded by | San Giorgio class |
| Succeeded by | Impavido class |
| Built | 1952–1958 |
| 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 | 34knots (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 |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | WLR-1 ESM (onlyImpetuoso by 1980) |
| Armament |
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TheImpetuoso class were the first post-World War IIdestroyers built for theItalian Navy. The two ships were ordered in February 1950, entered service in 1958 and were retired in the early 1980s.[1]
TheImpetuoso class hull design was based on the uncompleted World War IIComandanti Medaglie d'Oro-classdestroyer.[1] The class has a length of 127.6 m (419 ft) withlength between perpendiculars of 123.4 m (405 ft), a beam of 13.2 m (43 ft), with a draught of 4.5 m (15 ft), and their displacement were 2,775long tons (2,820 t) standard and 3,810long tons (3,870 t) at full load. The ships was powered by two-shaft geared steam turbines with fourFoster Wheeler boilers, with total power output of 65,000 shaft horsepower (48 MW).Impetuoso class has a maximum speed of 34 knots (63 km/h), with range of 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km) while cruising at 16 knots (30 km/h).[1] The ships has a complement of 315 personnel.[citation needed]
The class were armed with four5-inch (127 mm)/38 caliber guns in two twin-gun turrets, 16Bofors 40 mm/60 guns consisted of two quad-mounts and four twin-mounts, and one 305 mmMenonanti-submarine mortar. They were also armed with two fixed 533-millimetre (21 in)torpedo tubes, which was later replaced by two 12.75-inch (324 mm) triple-tubes withMark 44 torpedoes.[1] There was a proposed modernization program in the late 1960s for the ships to be rearmed with a single lightweight5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun forward andRIM-24 Tartar surface-to-air missile launcher in the aft.[1]
The ships electronics and sensors consisted ofSPS-6 air-search radar, SG-6B surface-search radar, SPG-25 and SPG-34 fire control radar, and SQS-11 search sonar, which was later replaced with SQS-4 sonar.[1] As of 1980,Impetuoso was equipped withWLR-1 electronic support measure system with noise jammer, whileIndomito appears to be not equipped with any electronic warfare system.[1]
| Name | Pennant number | Builder | Laid down[1] | Launched[1] | Commissioned[1] | Fate[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impetuoso | D 558 | CNR,Riva Trigoso | 7 May 1952 | 16 September 1956 | 25 January 1958 | Stricken 1983 |
| Indomito | D 559 | Ansaldo, Livorno | 24 April 1952 | 9 August 1955 | 23 February 1958 | Stricken 3 November 1980 |
Equivalent destroyers of the same era