Italian destroyer Audace (1913)
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| History | |
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| Kingdom of Italy | |
| Name | Audace |
| Namesake | Bold |
| Builder | Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando, Livorno, Kingdom of Italy |
| Laid down | April 1912 |
| Launched | 4 May 1913 |
| Commissioned | March 1914 |
| Fate | Sunk in collision 30 August 1916 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Audace-class destroyer |
| Displacement | Full load: 840 long tons (850 t) |
| Length | 75.5 m (247 ft 8 in) loa |
| Beam | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
| Draft | 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) |
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| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range | 950 nmi (1,760 km; 1,090 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
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Audace was the lead ship of the Audace-class destroyers of the Italian Regia Marina ("Royal Navy"). Commissioned in 1914, she served during World War I, participating in the Adriatic campaign and operating as a convoy escort until she sank after a collision in 1916.