Ardito-class destroyer

Class overview
OperatorsKingdom of Italy
Preceded byIndomito class
Succeeded byAudace class
Completed2
Lost1
Scrapped1
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
DisplacementFull load: 790 long tons (800 t)
Length73 m (239 ft 6 in) loa
Beam7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Draft2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range1,200 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

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