Impavido class destroyer
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The Impavido class were the second group of destroyers built for the Italian Navy after World War 2 and the first Italian Guided Missile destroyers. These ships were essentially improved Impetouso class destroyers, with the after gun turret replaced by a Tartar Surface to Air Missile launcher and associated radar.
[edit] General Characteristics
From Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
- Displacement: 3,201 tons standard, 3,990 tons full load
- Length: 131.3 m
- Beam: 13.7 m
- Draught: 4.4 m
- Machinery: 2 shaft geared turbines, 4 Foster Wheeler boilers, 70,000 hp
- Speed: 33 knots
- Range: 3300 nm at 20 knots
- Armament:
- 1 - Tartar SAM launcher
- 2 - 5 inch /38 guns (one twin turrets)
- 4 - 76 mm guns (4x1)
- 6 - 324 mm torpedo tubes (2x3)
- Crew: 345
[edit] Ships
| Name | Pennant number | Builder | Commissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impavido | D 570 | CNR Riva Trigoso | 16 November 1963 | Decommissioned 1992 |
| Intrepido | D 571 | Ansaldo | 28 July 1964 | Decommissioned 1991 |
