September 1976. The Odessa. Photo from the archives of А. Andreev.

Country: Italy.
Class, [Type]: Audace, [DDG].
Homeport: La Spezia.

Callsign: IARD (     )

Builder: Italcantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy.
Launch date: 27 November 1971.
Commission date: 5 December 1973.
Decommission date: 28 September 2006.

Displacement ( tons ): 3600 standard, 4400 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 136,5 x 14,5 x 4,6.
Main machinery: 2 x geared turbines ( 73000 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 33.
Range ( miles ): 5000 at 16 knots.
Complement: 380 ( 30 officers ).

Guns: 2 x 1 127mm, 4 x 1 76mm OTO Melara Super Rapid.
Missiles: SAM: 1 x 1 Mk13 Tartar launcher ( 40 Standard SM-1ER ).
Torpedoes: 2 x 3 324mm Mk32, 2 x 2 533mm A-184 system.
Radars: Air: AN/SPS-52C; Surface: AN/SPS-12; Fire Control: 3 x AN/SPG-70G ( RTX-10X ); 2 x AN/SPG-51C.
Sonars: CWE 610.
Countermeasures: Decoys: 2 x 105mm SCLAR.
Helicopterы: 2 x AB-204B.

Year of visit the Black Sea:  1976 | 1996