Formely known as Audace migliorata (Improved Audace) later Animoso class with the ships named Animoso and Ardimentoso and finally de la Penne Class. They were succeeded by the Franco-Italian design Orizzonte
Specifications |
| 380 | crew | ||||||
| 4500 | light (tn) | ||||||
| 5400 | full load (tn) | ||||||
| 147 | length (m) | ||||||
| 16 | beam (m) | ||||||
| 5 | draught (m) | ||||||
| 7000 | range (nm) | ||||||
| 32 | max speed (knots) | ||||||
| 2 | Naval Engine diesel - Grandi Motori Trieste BL-230-20-DVM | ||||||
| 2 | Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500 | ||||||
| 1 | Naval Engine propulsion system: CODOG | ||||||
| 1 | Missile Launcher 8-cell Albatros | ||||||
| 1 | Missile Launcher ASW Otobreda / Matra Milas | ||||||
| 1 | Missile Launcher Mk 13 | ||||||
| 8 | Missile Launcher OTOMAT Mk2 SSM launcher | ||||||
| 3 | Naval Gun Oto Melara 76 mm | ||||||
| 1 | Naval Gun Otobreda 127 mm | ||||||
| 2 | Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm | ||||||
| 1 | Chaff and decoys AN/SLQ-25 Nixie | ||||||
| 1 | Aids TACAN URN-25 | ||||||
| 1 | Combat Systems SADOC 2 (IPN-10/20) | ||||||
| 1 | Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS-52 | ||||||
| 1 | Naval Radar air search radar MM/SPS-702 | ||||||
| 2 | Naval Radar fire direction radar AN/SPG-51 | ||||||
| 4 | Naval Radar fire direction radar MM/SPG-76 (RTN-30X) | ||||||
| 1 | Naval Radar navigation radar MM/SPN 703 | ||||||
| 1 | Naval Radar search radar Selenia MM/SPS 768 (RAN 3L) | ||||||
| 1 | Sonar hull mounted sonar DE 1167 | ||||||
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Aircraft| Typical | Max | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Italian Navy | Agusta AB212 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Italian Navy | AW EH101 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Italian Navy | NHI NH90 NFH | 1 | 2 | |||||
Shipyards |
| Fincantieri Riva Trigoso - Sestri Levante | 2 |
List of Ships |
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| 1993 | -- | | Italian Navy | D 560 | Luigi Durand de la Penne | IADP - D560 | |||
| 1993 | -- | | Italian Navy | D 561 | Francesco Mimbelli | IAFM - D561 | |||
Events |
| 1988 | Laid down | Laid down D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne | |
| 1989 | Laid down | Laid down D 561 Francesco Mimbelli | |
| 1989-oct-20 | Launched | Launched D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne | |
| 1991-apr-13 | Launched | Launched D 561 Francesco Mimbelli | |
| 1991-apr-13 | Launched | Launched D 561 Francesco Mimbelli originally as ITS Ardimentoso, near Genoa | |
| 1993-mar-18 | Commissioned | Commissioned D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne | |
| 1993-oct-18 | Commissioned | Commissioned D 561 Francesco Mimbelli | |
| 1994-jun-01 | Port Visit | Port Visit D 561 Francesco Mimbelli visited Kiel | |
| 1994-jul-17 | Port Visit | Port Visit D 561 Francesco Mimbelli visited Rouen | |
| 1995-jun-10 | Port Visit | Port Visit D 561 Francesco Mimbelli visit Edinburgh, UK with AB212 7-48 | |
| 1996-jul-12 | D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne Start a circumnavigation of the globe trip with Lupo class F584 Bersagliere | ||
| 1997-jan-25 | Port Visit | Port Visit D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne Melbourne, Australia | |
| 1997-apr-04 | D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne Finish circumnavigation of the globe after 46000 miles and 35 ports visits from 23 nations | ||
| 1998-jun-03 | Port Visit | Port Visit D 561 Francesco Mimbelli visited Toulon | |
| 2000-jun-24 | Port Visit | Port Visit D 561 Francesco Mimbelli visited Santos | |
| 2002-feb-11 | D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne to Arabic Sea for Operation Enduring Freedom | ||
| 2002-jun-17 | D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne Back from Arabic Sea | ||
| 2005-may-22 | Port Visit | Port Visit D 561 Francesco Mimbelli departed Valletta | |
| 2006 | D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne Mimosa 06 operation: a non combatant evacuation of civilians from Beirut | ||
| 2006-jul-20 | Deployment | Deployment D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne Evacuating foreing citizens
AB212 7-55 on board | |
| 2009-jun-19 | Port Visit | Port Visit D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne Souda Bay, Crete, Greece | |
| 2014-feb-14 | Port Visit | Port Visit D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne Centenary of Admiral Luigi Durand de la Penne birthday | |
| 2014-aug-08 | Port Visit | Port Visit D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne Weekend visit to London on 8 Aug 2014. Unknown helicopter embarked. Departed 13 Aug. | |
| 2017-sep-04 | Port Visit | Port Visit D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne | |
| 2018-jul-23 | D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne Departure of Annual Naval Academy Campaign | ||
| 2018-aug-30 | Port Visit | Port Visit D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne During training campaign for 123 cadets of the Leghorn Naval Academy 2nd class. | |
| 2020-aug-06 | D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne Starting of Leghorn Naval Academy Annual Cruise | ||
| 2022-aug-11 | Port Visit | Port Visit D 561 Francesco Mimbelli visited Canakkale |
