Ardito-class destroyer
The Ardito class of destroyers consisted of two ships— and —that were built for the Italian Regia Marina in the 1910s.
Design
The ships of the Ardito class were long at the waterline and long overall, with a beam of and a draft of. They displaced standard and up to 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 for a top speed of, though in service they reached as high as from. At a more economical speed of, the ships could cruise for.The ships carried an armament that consisted of a single gun and four guns, along with two torpedo tubes. The 102 mm gun was placed on the forecastle and 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.