Italian destroyer Ardente

History
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Ardente
Namesake	"Ardent"
Builder	Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando, Livorno, Kingdom of Italy
Laid down	1912
Launched	15 December 1912
Commissioned	1913
Reclassified	Torpedo boat 1 October 1929
Stricken	11 March 1937
Identification	Pennant number AE
Fate	Discarded 1937
General characteristics
Class and type	Ardito-class destroyer
Displacement	Full load: 790 long tons (800 t)
Length	73 m (239 ft 6 in) loa
Beam	7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Draft	2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Installed power	4 × water-tube boilers; 16,000 shaft horsepower (11,931 kW);
Propulsion	2 × steam turbines; 2 × screw propellers;
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	1,200 nmi (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	5 × officers; 65 × enlisted men;
Armament	1 × 120 mm (4.7 in) gun; 4 × 76 mm (3 in) guns; 2 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes;

Ardente (English: "Ardent") was the second and final unit of the Italian Ardito-class destroyers. Commissioned into service in the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in 1913, she served in World War I, playing an active role in the Adriatic campaign. Reclassified as a torpedo boat in 1929, she was discarded in 1937.

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