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The Italian destroyer ''Audace'' was originally ordered by Japan from Yarrow Shipbuilders in Scotland under the name of ''Kawakaze'', but was transferred to Italy in 1916 while still under construction. She served as the command ship for the radio-controlled target ship in 1937–40 and then was rearmed for convoy escort and patrolling duties when World War II began. ''Audace'' was captured by the Germans in 1943 and used by them as a minelayer and escort ship in the Adriatic Sea until she was sunk by a pair of British destroyers in late 1944. ==Design and description== ''Audace'' had a length between perpendiculars of and an overall length of . She had a beam of and a draft of . The ship displaced at normal load, and at deep load. Her complement was 5 officers and 113 enlisted men.〔Fraccaroli, p. 72〕 The ship was powered by two Brown-Curtis steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam supplied by 3 Yarrow boilers. Designed for a maximum output of and a speed of , ''Audace'' handily exceeded this, reaching a speed of during her sea trials while lightly loaded. Her intended German-built diesel cruising engines were not delivered because of the war. She had a cruising range of at a speed of and at a speed of .〔Gardiner & Gray, p. 269〕 Only two quick-firing (QF) 39-caliber two-pounder anti-aircraft guns had been installed before the ship was transferred to Italy in 1916.〔 The gun fired its , , high-explosive shells at a muzzle velocity of .〔Friedman, p. 119〕 The ship's main armament consisted of seven QF Cannone da 76/35 S Modello 1914–15 guns in single mounts.〔 This gun fired a projectile at a muzzle velocity of .〔Friedman, p. 241〕 ''Audace'' was also equipped with four torpedo tubes in twin mounts, one on each broadside.〔
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