Indomito-class destroyer

Indomito, c. 1912–1914
Class overview
NameIndomito class
BuildersSocieta Pattison, Naples
Operators Regia Marina
Preceded bySoldato class
Succeeded byArdito class
Built1910–1913
In commission1913–1937
Completed8
Lost3
Retired5
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
Displacement672–770 metric tons (741–849 short tons)
Length
  • 237 ft 11 in (72.52 m) (wl)[1]
  • 239 ft 6 in (73.00 m) (oa)
Beam24 ft (7.3 m)
Draft7 ft 11 in (2.41 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts
  • 2 × Tosi steam turbines
  • 4 × Thornycroft boilers
  • 16,000 hp (12,000 kW) designed/17,620 shp (13,140 kW) maximum
Speed
  • 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) designed
  • 35.79 knots (66.28 km/h; 41.19 mph) maximum
Endurance
  • 1,200 nmi (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
  • 500 nmi (930 km) at 25 kn (46 km/h)
  • 350 nmi (650 km) at 30 kn (56 km/h)
Complement4–5 officers, 65–74 sailors
ArmamentAs built:
1 × 4.7 in (120 mm) gun
4 × 3 in (76 mm) guns
2 × 17.7 in (450 mm) torpedo tubes

After refit:

5 × 4 in (100 mm) guns
1 × 40 mm (1.6 in) AA gun
2 × 17.7 in (450 mm) torpedo tubes

The Indomito class was a class of destroyers of the Italian Royal Navy (Italian: Règia Marina) before and during World War I. Eight were built, six of which at Naples by Societa Pattison, between 1910 and 1913. They were the first large Italian destroyers and the first fitted with steam turbines. The class is sometimes also called the I class. Two of the class were sunk during World War I, but the four surviving ships remained in service until 1937–38. One of the class, Insidioso, was reinstated during World War II and served in the Règia Marina and the German Kriegsmarine before being sunk by U.S. aircraft in late 1944.

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