Italian destroyer Indomito (D 559)
Indomito underway, date unknown. | |
History | |
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Italy | |
Name | Indomito |
Namesake | Indomito |
Ordered | February 1950 |
Builder | Ansaldo Stabilimento Luigi Orlando, Livorno |
Laid down | 24 April 1952 |
Launched | 9 August 1955 |
Commissioned | 23 February 1958 |
Decommissioned | November 1980 |
Identification | Pennant number: D 559 |
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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Indomito (D 559) was the second ship of the Impetuoso-class destroyers of the Italian Navy.
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 24 April 1952 and launched on 9 August 1955 by Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando. Commissioned on 23 February 1958 with the hull number D 559 and decommissioned in November 1980.[1]
Gallery
- Indomito anchored, date unknown.
- Indomito coming alongside USS Savannah in the Mediterranean Sea in 1974.
References
- ^ "Impetuoso class Destroyer". Helis.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
External links
- Destroyer Indomito Marina Militare website