page_title: Audace-class destroyer
hierarchical_section_title: Audace-class destroyer
caption_attribution_description: English: Italian destroyers Ardito (D 550) and Audace (D 551) in La Spezia Italiano: Cacciatorpediniere Ardito (D 550) e Audace (D 551) in disarmo nel porto della Spezia
context_page_description: The Audace-class destroyers were two guided missile destroyers built for the Italian Navy during the Cold War. An improvement of the Impavido class, these ships were designed for area air defence and also had a heavy gun armament. They were fitted with contemporary American radars and sonars, but also, as the next Italian ships, all the modern weapons made by Italian industry of the time, such torpedoes, helicopters and guns. Also some indigenous radars were fitted.
context_section_description: The Audace-class destroyers were two guided missile destroyers built for the Italian Navy during the Cold War. An improvement of the Impavido class, these ships were designed for area air defence and also had a heavy gun armament. They were fitted with contemporary American radars and sonars, but also, as the next Italian ships, all the modern weapons made by Italian industry of the time, such torpedoes, helicopters and guns. Also some indigenous radars were fitted.
caption: Ardito and Audace at La Spezia
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