Italian destroyer Ippolito Nievo
| History | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Italy | |
| Name | Ippolito Nievo |
| Namesake | Ippolito Nievo (1832–1860), Italian patriot |
| Builder | Cantieri navali Odero, Sestri Ponente, Kingdom of Italy |
| Laid down | 19 August 1913 |
| Launched | 24 July 1915 |
| Commissioned | 1 October 1915 |
| Identification | Pennant number NV |
| Reclassified | Torpedo boat 1 October 1929 |
| Stricken | 24 April 1938 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Rosolino Pilo-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 73 m (240 ft) |
| Beam | 7.3 m (24 ft) |
| Draught | 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) |
| Installed power | 16,000 brake horsepower (11,931 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range | 1,200 nmi (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 69–79 |
| Armament |
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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.