Italian destroyer Indomito (D 559)
Appearance
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
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Indomito anchored, date unknown.
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Indomito coming alongside USS Savannah in the Mediterranean Sea in 1974.
References
[edit]- ^ "Impetuoso class Destroyer". Helis.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
External links
[edit]- Destroyer Indomito Marina Militare website