Impetuoso (D 558) is the lead ship of the Impetuoso-class destroyer of the Italian Navy.

Impetuoso underway, date unknown.
History
Italy
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	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

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

References

External links

• Destroyer Impetuoso Marina Militare website