List of destroyers of Italy explained

This is a list of destroyers of the Regia Marina and Marina Militare, sorted by era and class.

Regia Marina

World War I

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • - renamed Turbine in 1921
                                                      • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • - reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1929
          • - renamed Giuseppe Dezza in 1921
            • • - renamed Fratelli Cairoli in 1921
    • - built as scout cruisers (esploratori), reclassified as destroyers on 1 July 1921
  • - to Nationalist Spain in October 1937 as Huesca
    • • - to Nationalist Spain in October 1937 as Teruel
• - 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
  • - to Nationalist Spain on 11 October 1937 as Melilla
  • - to Nationalist Spain on 11 October 1937 as Ceuta
  • - to Romania on 1 July 1920 as NMS Mărășești
  • - to Romania on 1 July 1920 as NMS Mărăști
• - built as scout cruisers (esploratori), reclassified as destroyers on 1 October 1938
  • • • • • • - ordered by Japan
  • - ordered as Kawakaze; sold to Italy in 1916; reclassified as torpedo boat on 1 October 1929
• - reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1929
  • • • • • - renamed Enrico Cosenz in 1921
            • • • • • - reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1929

World War II

• - reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1938
  • • • • • • • • - reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1929
                  • • • • - reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1938
                          • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Turbine/Borea class
                                                                    • • • • • • • • Freccia/Dardo class
                                                    • Oriani or Poeti class

Cancelled ships

• - 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

• Premuda - former Yugoslav destroyer Dubrovnik, captured in April 1941
  • • Sebenico - former Yugoslav destroyer Beograd, captured in April 1941
  • Lubiana - former Yugoslav destroyer Ljubljana, captured in April 1941
    • FR 22 - former French destroyer Panthére, captured in November 1942
    • FR 21 - former French destroyer Lion, captured in November 1942
  • FR 24 - former French destroyer Valmy, captured in November 1942
    • FR 31 - former French destroyer Trombe, captured in November 1942

Marina Militare

Post-World War II

• - ex USS Woodworth
• - ex USS Nicholson
  • • • • • • • • • • - former destroyers of the US Navy
  • - ex USS Walker
  • - ex USS Prichett
  • - ex USS Taylor
    • • • • • • ; formerly Animoso
  • ; formerly Ardimentoso

References

• Book: Chesneau. Roger. Kolesnik. Eugene M. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. 1979. Conway Maritime Press. London. 0-85177-133-5.
• Book: Fraccaroli, Aldo. Italian Warships of World War 1. 1970. Ian Allan. London. 0-7110-0105-7.
• Book: Fraccaroli, Aldo. Italian Warships of World War 2. 1968. Ian Allan. London. 0-7110-0002-6.
• Book: Stille, Mark. Italian Destroyers of World War 2. 2021. Osprey Publishing. Oxford. 978-1-4728-4055-4.

See also

• Red Sea Flotilla
• Italian World War II destroyers