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The Spica-class was a class of torpedo boats of the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during World War II.These ships were built as a result of a clause in the Washington Naval Treaty, which stated that ships with a tonnage of less than 600 could be built in unlimited numbers.
Libra Regia Marina: Spica: 795 19 January 1939 decommissioned 1964 Lince: 795 1 April 1938 destroyed 28 August 1943 Lira Regia Marina Kriegsmarine: 795 1 January 1938 scuttled 9 September 1943, refloated by Germany as TA49, sunk 4 November 1944 Luchs Kriegsmarine: Type 1924 ("Raubtier") 932 15 April 1929 sunk 26 July 1940 Lupo Regia Marina ...
Italian official sources, however, reported that the ship that assisted Lupo in the attack was actually the torpedo boat Libra. [4] In February, Lince, again with Lupo, (and joined later by the destroyers Quintino Sella and Francesco Crispi) took part in the re-conquest of the island of Kastellorizo, which had been seized by British commandos. [5]
In the early 1980s the Italian navy developed two classes of corvettes to replace older vessels. The Minerva class were fully combatant ships to serve as coastal escorts, and equipped with modern sensors and armament, while the Cassiopea class were simpler offshore patrol vessels intended to replace the old Albatros-class corvettes used for fisheries patrol.
At 08.40 the five torpedo boats sighted the main squadron (which was also joined at 06.15 by the cruisers Duca d'Aosta, Duca degli Abruzzi and Garibaldi and the torpedo boat Libra, coming from Genoa), placing themselves in the van with respect to it, and at 10.30, following the sighting of German reconnaissance aircraft, they came alongside it ...
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Naval ensign of Italy. This is a list of active Italian Navy ships.The navy maintains approximately 181 ships in service, [1] including minor auxiliary vessels. The fleet has started a process of renewal that will see 50 ships retired by 2025 and replaced by 30 multi-mission ships. [2]
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