Italian destroyer Ippolito Nievo

History
Kingdom of Italy
NameIppolito Nievo
NamesakeIppolito Nievo (1832–1860), Italian patriot
BuilderCantieri navali Odero, Sestri Ponente, Kingdom of Italy
Laid down19 August 1913
Launched24 July 1915
Commissioned1 October 1915
IdentificationPennant number NV
ReclassifiedTorpedo boat 1 October 1929
Stricken24 April 1938
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class & typeRosolino Pilo-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 912 tons (max)
  • 770 tons (standard)
Length73 m (240 ft)
Beam7.3 m (24 ft)
Draught2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Installed power16,000 brake horsepower (11,931 kW)
Propulsion
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range1,200 nmi (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement69–79
Armament

Ippolito Nievo was an Italian Rosolino Pilo-class destroyer. Commissioned into service in the Italian Regia Marina ("Royal Navy") in 1915, she served in World War I, participating in the Adriatic campaign, during which she took part in motor torpedo boat raids and operated on convoy escort duty. Reclassified as a torpedo boat in 1929, she was stricken in 1938.