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Durand de la Penne
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Class overview | |
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Name | Durand de la Penne class |
Builders | Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso (La Spezia) |
Operators | Italian Navy |
Preceded by | Audace class |
Succeeded by | Andrea Doria class |
Cost | |
Built | 1989–1992 |
In commission | 1992–present |
Planned | 4 |
Completed | 2 |
Cancelled | 2 |
Active | 1 |
Retired | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Guided-missile destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | 147.7 m (485 ft) |
Beam | 16.1 m (53 ft) |
Draught | 5 m (16 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
Range | 7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement | 380 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 2 helicopters |
Aviation facilities | double 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.