Audace-class destroyer (1913)

The Audace class of destroyers consisted of two ships—Audace and Animoso—that were built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1910s.

Audace
Class overview
OperatorsKingdom of Italy
Preceded byArdito class
Succeeded byRosolino Pilo class
Completed2
Lost1
Scrapped1
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
DisplacementFull load: 840 long tons (850 t)
Length75.5 m (247 ft 8 in) loa
Beam7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draft2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
Installed power
  • 4 × water-tube boilers
  • 16,000 shp (12,000 kW)
Propulsion
  • 2 × steam turbines
  • 2 × screw propellers
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range950 nmi (1,760 km; 1,090 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement
  • 4–5 officers
  • 65–74 enlisted men
Armament
  • 1 × 120 mm (4.7 in) gun
  • 4 × 76 mm (3 in) guns
  • 2 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes
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