Italian destroyer Impetuoso (D 558)

For other ships with the same name, see Italian ship Impetuoso.

Impetuoso (D 558) was the lead ship of the Impetuoso-class destroyers of the Italian Navy.

Impetuoso underway, date unknown.
History
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	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	2 × twin 127 mm/38 calibre gun 2 × quad Bofors 40 mm guns 4 × twin Bofors 40 mm guns 2 × 533 mm double torpedo launchers

Development

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.

Construction and career

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.

Gallery

• 
  Impetuoso coming alongside USS Kalamazoo in the Mediterranean Sea in June 1977.
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  Impetuoso coming alongside USS Kalamazoo in the Mediterranean Sea in June 1977.

External links

• Destroyer Impetuoso Marina Militare website