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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 ...
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The Italian destroyers of World War II comprised a mix of old warship designs dating from World War I and some of the most modern of their type in the world. These destroyers (Italian: cacciatorpediniere) also varied in size from enlarged torpedo-boats to esploratori (an Italian designation for large destroyers approaching light cruiser size).
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The Sella-class destroyers were a group of four destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the 1920s. Two of these ships fought in World War II and both were sunk after the Italian capitulation to the Allies. The two other ships were sold to the Swedish Navy in 1940 and were scrapped in the late 1940s.
World War I broke out in 1914, and the Kingdom of Italy entered the war on the side of the Allies with its declaration of war on Austria-Hungary on 23 May 1915. At the time, Indomito, under the command of Capitano di corvetta (Corvette Captain) Lodolo, [2] and the destroyers Impavido, Impetuoso, Insidioso, Intrepido, and Irrequieto made up the 2nd Destroyer Squadron.
Italian destroyer Alpino (1938) Italian destroyer Alvise da Mosto; Italian destroyer Antonio da Noli; Italian destroyer Antonio Pigafetta; Italian destroyer Antoniotto Usodimare; Italian destroyer Aquilone (1927) Italian destroyer Artigliere (1937) Italian destroyer Ascari; Italian destroyer Audace (1916) Italian destroyer Augusto Riboty
The Oriani class (also known as the Poeti class), were a group of four destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the mid-1930s. They were improved versions of the Maestrale-class destroyers and had increased machinery power and a different anti-aircraft armament.