The ships of the Ardito class were 74.8 m (245 ft 5 in) long at the waterline and 73 m (239 ft 6 in) long overall, with a beam of 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in) and a draft of 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in). They displaced 695 long tons (706 t) standard and up to 790 long tons (800 t) at full load. They had a crew of 4 officers and 65 enlisted men. The ships were powered by two Parsonssteam turbines, with steam provided by four Thornycroftwater-tube boilers. The engines were rated to produce 16,000 shaft horsepower (12,000 kW) for a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph), though in service they reached as high as 33.4 knots (61.9 km/h; 38.4 mph) from 15,733 shp (11,732 kW). At a more economical speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph), the ships could cruise for 1,200 nautical miles (2,200 km; 1,400 mi).[1]
The ship carried an armament that consisted of a single 120 mm (4.7 in) gun and four 76 mm (3 in) guns, along with two 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes. The 102 mm gun was placed on the forecastle and the two of the 76 mm guns were mounted abreast the funnels, with the remaining pair at the stern. The torpedo tubes were in single mounts, both on the centerline.[1]
After the end of the war, the ship had her armament revised to five 102 mm (4.0 in) 35-cal. guns, a single 40 mm (1.6 in) 35-cal. gun, and a pair of 6.5 mm (0.26 in) machine guns. The work was completed by 1920. The ship was reclassified as a torpedo boat on 1 October 1929, though she did not remain on active service for long afterward. On 2 October 1931, Ardito was struck from the naval register and subsequently discarded.[2]
Fraccaroli, Aldo (1985). "Italy". In Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. pp. 252–290. ISBN978-0-85177-245-5.
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italian, destroyer, ardito, 1912, other, ships, with, same, name, italian, ship, ardito, ardito, destroyer, built, italian, regia, marina, royal, navy, 1910s, lead, ship, ardito, class, historykingdom, italynamearditobuildercantiere, navale, fratelli, orlandol. For other ships with the same name see Italian ship Ardito Ardito was a destroyer built for the Italian Regia Marina Royal Navy in the 1910s She was the lead ship of the Ardito class HistoryKingdom of ItalyNameArditoBuilderCantiere navale fratelli OrlandoLaunched20 October 1912FateDiscardedGeneral characteristicsClass and typeArdito class destroyerDisplacementFull load 790 long tons 800 t Length73 m 239 ft 6 in loaBeam7 3 m 23 ft 11 in Draft2 4 m 7 ft 10 in Installed power4 water tube boilers 16 000 shaft horsepower 12 000 kW Propulsion2 steam turbines 2 screw propellersSpeed30 knots 56 km h 35 mph Range1 200 nmi 2 200 km 1 400 mi at 14 knots 26 km h 16 mph Complement5 officers 65 enlisted menArmament1 120 mm 4 7 in gun 4 76 mm 3 in guns 2 450 mm 17 7 in torpedo tubes Contents 1 Design 2 Service history 3 Notes 4 ReferencesDesign editMain article Ardito class destroyer The ships of the Ardito class were 74 8 m 245 ft 5 in long at the waterline and 73 m 239 ft 6 in long overall with a beam of 7 3 m 23 ft 11 in and a draft of 2 4 m 7 ft 10 in They displaced 695 long tons 706 t standard and up to 790 long tons 800 t at full load They had a crew of 4 officers and 65 enlisted men The ships were powered by two Parsons steam turbines with steam provided by four Thornycroft water tube boilers The engines were rated to produce 16 000 shaft horsepower 12 000 kW for a top speed of 30 knots 56 km h 35 mph though in service they reached as high as 33 4 knots 61 9 km h 38 4 mph from 15 733 shp 11 732 kW At a more economical speed of 14 knots 26 km h 16 mph the ships could cruise for 1 200 nautical miles 2 200 km 1 400 mi 1 The ship carried an armament that consisted of a single 120 mm 4 7 in gun and four 76 mm 3 in guns along with two 450 mm 17 7 in torpedo tubes The 102 mm gun was placed on the forecastle and the two of the 76 mm guns were mounted abreast the funnels with the remaining pair at the stern The torpedo tubes were in single mounts both on the centerline 1 Service history editArdito was built at the Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando shipyard in Livorno and was launched on 20 October 1912 2 After the end of the war the ship had her armament revised to five 102 mm 4 0 in 35 cal guns a single 40 mm 1 6 in 35 cal gun and a pair of 6 5 mm 0 26 in machine guns The work was completed by 1920 The ship was reclassified as a torpedo boat on 1 October 1929 though she did not remain on active service for long afterward On 2 October 1931 Ardito was struck from the naval register and subsequently discarded 2 Notes edit a b Fraccaroli pp 268 269 a b Fraccaroli p 269 References editFraccaroli Aldo 1985 Italy In Gardiner Robert amp Gray Randal eds Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1906 1921 Annapolis Naval Institute Press pp 252 290 ISBN 978 0 85177 245 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Italian destroyer Ardito 1912 amp oldid 1194364958, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
