nearly sister-ship Indomito 1914
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Ardito | AI, AO, AT | Orlando, Livorno | 2.1912 | 20.10.1912 | 11.1913 | stricken 10.1931 | |
| Ardente | AE, AR | Orlando, Livorno | 3.1912 | 15.12.1912 | 4.1914 | stricken 3.1937 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
695 |
|
Displacement full, t |
790 |
|
Length, m |
72.5 wl 73.0 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
7.30 |
|
Draught, m |
2.40 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 Parsons steam turbines, 4 Thornycroft boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
16000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
30 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 100 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1200(14) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 120/40 A1891-1910, 4 x 1 - 76/40 A1897, 2 x 1 - 450 TT |
|
Complement |
69 |
Project history: Version of Indomito with Parsons turbines, designed by Orlando.
Modernizations: 1915, both: - 2 x 1 - 450 TT; + 2 x 2 - 450 TT, 10 mines
1915 - 1916, both: oil capacity increased to 128t (full displacement was 900t, speed was 27-28kts)
1918 - 1920, both: - 1 x 1 - 120/40, 4 x 1 - 76/40; + 5 x 1 - 102/35 S1914-1915, 1 x 1 - 40/39 V1917, 2 x 1 - 6.5/80
Naval service: Both were reclassified as torpedo boats in October 1929.
Ardente after war
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