List of destroyers of Italy
This is a list of destroyers of the Regia Marina and Marina Militare, sorted by era and class.
Regia Marina
[edit]World War I
[edit]- Fulmine
- Lampo class
- Nembo class
- Soldato class
- Indomito class
- Ardito class
- Audace class
- Rosolino Pilo class - reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1929
- Rosolino Pilo
- Giuseppe Cesare Abba
- Pilade Bronzetti - renamed Giuseppe Dezza in 1921
- Giuseppe Missori
- Antonio Mosto
- Ippolito Nievo
- Francesco Nullo - renamed Fratelli Cairoli in 1921
- Simone Schiaffino
- Alessandro Poerio class - built as scout cruisers (esploratori), reclassified as destroyers on 1 July 1921
- Alessandro Poerio - to Nationalist Spain in October 1937 as Huesca
- Cesare Rossarol
- Guglielmo Pepe - to Nationalist Spain in October 1937 as Teruel
- Aquila class - ordered as large destroyers by Romania, but taken over by Italy on 5 June 1915 while building and reclassified as scout cruisers (esploratori); two sold 1920 and remaining two reclassified as destroyers on 5 September 1938
- Aquila - to Nationalist Spain on 11 October 1937 as Melilla
- Falco - to Nationalist Spain on 11 October 1937 as Ceuta
- Nibbio - to Romania on 1 July 1920 as NMS Mărășești
- Sparviero - to Romania on 1 July 1920 as NMS Mărăști
- Mirabello class - built as scout cruisers (esploratori), reclassified as destroyers on 1 October 1938
- Urakaze class - ordered by Japan
- Audace - ordered as Kawakaze; sold to Italy in 1916; reclassified as torpedo boat on 1 October 1929
- La Masa class - reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1929
- Giuseppe La Masa
- Angelo Bassini
- Agostino Bertani- renamed Enrico Cosenz in 1921
- Benedetto Cairoli
- Giacinto Carini
- Nicola Fabrizi
- Giuseppe La Farina
- Giacomo Medici
- Giuseppe Sirtori class - reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1929
World War II
[edit]
- Palestro class - reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1938
- Generali class - reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1929
- Curtatone class - reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1938
- Leone class
- Sella class
- Sauro class
- Turbine/Borea class
- Navigatori class
- Freccia/Dardo class
- Folgore class
- Maestrale class
- Oriani or Poeti class
- Soldati class
Cancelled ships
[edit]- Comandanti Medaglie d'Oro class - 20 vessels planned, none completed
- Comandante Margottini
- Comandante Baroni
- Comandante Borsini
- Comandante Botti
- Comandante Casana
- Comandante De Cristofaro
- Comandante Dell'Anno
- Comandante Fontanta
- Comandante Ruta
- Comandante Toscano
- Comandante Giobbe
- Comandante Giorgis
- Comandante Moccagatta
- Comandante Rodocanacchi
- Comandante Corsi
- Comandante Esposito
- Comandante Fiorelli
- Comandante Giannatassio
- Comandante Milano
- Comandante Novaro
Captured ships
[edit]- Premuda - former Yugoslav destroyer Dubrovnik, captured in April 1941
- Beograd class
- Chacal class
- FR 22 - former French destroyer Panthére, captured in November 1942
- Guépard class
- Bourrasque class
- FR 31 - former French destroyer Trombe, captured in November 1942
Post-World War II
[edit]- Artigliere - ex Benson-class USS Woodworth
- Aviere - ex Gleaves-class USS Nicholson
- Impetuoso class
- Impavido class
- Fante class - former Fletcher-class destroyers of the US Navy
- Audace class
- Durand de la Penne class
- Luigi Durand de la Penne; formerly Animoso
- Francesco Mimbelli; formerly Ardimentoso
- Orizzonte class
References
[edit]- Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M (1979). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.
- Fraccaroli, Aldo (1970). Italian Warships of World War 1. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0105-7.
- Fraccaroli, Aldo (1968). Italian Warships of World War 2. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0002-6.
- Stille, Mark (2021). Italian Destroyers of World War 2. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4728-4055-4.