Italian destroyer Audace (1913)

Audace
History
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Audace
Namesake	Bold
Builder	Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando, Livorno, Kingdom of Italy
Laid down	April 1912
Launched	4 May 1913
Commissioned	March 1914
Fate	Sunk in collision 30 August 1916
General characteristics
Class and type	Audace-class destroyer
Displacement	Full load: 840 long tons (850 t)
Length	75.5 m (247 ft 8 in) loa
Beam	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draft	2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
Installed power	4 × water-tube boilers 16,000 shp (11,931 kW)
Propulsion	2 × steam turbines 2 × screw propellers
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	950 nmi (1,760 km; 1,090 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	4–5 officers 65–74 enlisted men
Armament	1 × 120 mm (4.7 in) gun 4 × 76 mm (3 in) guns 2 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Audace was the lead ship of the Audace-class destroyers of the Italian Regia Marina ("Royal Navy"). Commissioned in 1914, she served during World War I, participating in the Adriatic campaign and operating as a convoy escort until she sank after a collision in 1916.