The Audace class of destroyers consisted of two ships—Audace and Animoso—that were built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1910s.

The ships had a small superstructure that consisted primarily of a conning tower forward.

At 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph), the ships could cruise for 300 nautical miles (560 km; 350 mi), but at a more economical speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph), their range increased to 950 nautical miles (1,760 km; 1,090 mi).

[1] Audace was accidentally sunk after a collision with the freighter SS Brasile on a convoy operation during World War I on 30 August 1916.

[3] Animoso was badly damaged by a boiler explosion on 29 July 1921, which ended her career and led to her disposal in 1923.