Durand de la Penne-class destroyer

Durand de la Penne
Class overview
NameDurand de la Penne class
BuildersFincantieri, Riva Trigoso (La Spezia)
Operators Italian Navy
Preceded byAudace class
Succeeded byAndrea Doria class
Cost
  • Lire 1498 billion (equivalent to 1.28 billion in 2019) for two ships (1981-1993)
  • Lire 749 billion (equivalent to 640 million in 2019) per unit
Built1989–1992
In commission1992–present
Planned4
Completed2
Cancelled2
Active1
Retired1
General characteristics
TypeGuided-missile destroyer
Displacement
  • - 4,500 t (4,400 long tons), standard
  • - 5.560 t (5.472 long tons), full load
Length147.7 m (485 ft)
Beam16.1 m (53 ft)
Draught5 m (16 ft)
Propulsion
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement380
Sensors and
processing systems
  • - 1 × SPS-52C 3D radar
  • - 1 × AESN MM/SPS-768 radar
  • - 1 × medium range AESN MM/SPS-774
  • - 1 × surface radar AMS MM/SPS-702
  • - 1 × navigation radar SMA MM/SPN-703
  • - 4 × AESN Orion RTN-30X (MM/SPG-76)
  • - 1 × sonar system DE-1164/1167
  • - 1 × TACAN URN-25
  • - 1 × SADOC-2 combat system
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • - ECM system Elettronica SLQ-732 NETTUNO
  • - 2 x SAGEM Sagaie decoy launching system
  • - ASW AN/SLQ-25 Nixie, Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) System
Armament
Aircraft carried2 helicopters
Aviation facilitiesdouble hangar

The Durand de la Penne class are two guided-missile destroyers operated by the Italian Navy. The design is an enlarged version of the Audace class, updated with diesel and gas turbine CODOG machinery and modern sensors. Four ships were planned but the second pair were cancelled when Italy joined the Horizon project.