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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).
Italian destroyer Durand de la Penne in 2004. This is a list of destroyers of the Regia Marina and Marina Militare, sorted by era and class. Regia Marina
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 Maestrale-class destroyers were a completely new design intended to rectify the stability problems of the preceding Folgore class. [1] They had a length between perpendiculars of 101.6 meters (333 ft 4 in) and an overall length of 106.7 meters (350 ft 1 in).
The Sauro-class destroyers were enlarged and improved versions of the preceding Sella class. [1] They had an overall length of 90.16 meters (296 ft), a beam of 9.2 meters (30 ft 2 in) and a mean draft of 2.9 meters (9 ft 6 in).
The Rosolino Pilo [a] class was a class of eight destroyers of the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) constructed before and during the First World War.Like other obsolete Italian destroyers, they were reclassified as torpedo boats in 1929, and seven ships served throughout the Second World War.
The Navigatori-class destroyers were designed to counter the large French destroyers of the Jaguar and Guépard classes. [1] They had an overall length of 107.3 meters (352 ft), a beam of 10.2 meters (33 ft 6 in) and a mean draft of 3.5 meters (11 ft 6 in). [2]
The Soldati class (also known as Camicia Nera class, meaning Blackshirt) were a group of destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during World War II. The ships were named after military professions (Artigliere, for example, meaning "artilleryman"). There were two batches; twelve ships were built in 1938–1939, and a second ...