List of destroyers of Italy

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

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### World War I

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* Fulmine
* Lampo class
* Lampo
* Freccia
* Dardo
* Strale
* Euro
* Ostro
* Nembo class
* Nembo
* Turbine
* Aquilone
* Borea
* Zeffiro
* Espero \- renamed Turbine in 1921
* Soldato class
* Artigliere
* Bersagliere
* Corazziere
* Garibaldino
* Granatiere
* Lanciere
* Alpino
* Carabiniere
* Fuciliere
* Pontiere
* Ascaro
* Indomito class
* Impetuoso
* Impavido
* Insidioso
* Irrequieto
* Indomito
* Intrepido
* Ardito class
* Ardito
* Ardente
* Audace class
* Audace
* Animoso
* 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
* Carlo Mirabello
* Carlo Alberto Racchia
* Augusto Riboty
* 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
* Giuseppe Sirtori
* Giovanni Acerbi
* Vincenzo Giordano Orsini
* Francesco Stocco

### World War II

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Cacciatorpediniere Oriani in 1940

* Palestro class \- reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1938
* Palestro
* Confienza
* San Martino
* Solferino
* Generali class \- reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1929
* Generale Antonio Cantore
* Generale Antonio Cascino
* Generale Antonio Chinotto
* Generale Carlo Montanari
* Generale Marcello Prestinari
* Generale Achille Papa
* Curtatone class \- reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1938
* Calatafimi
* Castelfidardo
* Curtatone
* Monzambano
* Leone class
* Leone
* Tigre
* Pantera
* Sella class
* Francesco Crispi
* Quintino Sella
* Bettino Ricasoli
* Giovanni Nicotera
* Sauro class
* Nazario Sauro
* Daniele Manin
* Cesare Battisti
* Francesco Nullo
* Turbine/Borea class
* Turbine
* Nembo
* Borea
* Aquilone
* Euro
* Espero
* Zeffiro
* Ostro
* Navigatori class
* Alvise Da Mosto
* Antonio da Noli
* Nicoloso da Recco
* Giovanni da Verrazzano
* Lanzerotto Malocello
* Leone Pancaldo
* Emanuele Pessagno
* Antonio Pigafetta
* Luca Tarigo
* Antoniotto Usodimare
* Ugolino Vivaldi
* Nicolò Zeno
* Freccia/Dardo class
* Dardo
* Freccia
* Saetta
* Strale
* Folgore class
* Baleno
* Folgore
* Lampo
* Fulmine
* Maestrale class
* Maestrale
* Scirocco
* Grecale
* Libeccio
* Oriani or Poeti class
* Vittorio Alfieri
* Giosuè Carducci
* Alfredo Oriani
* Vincenzo Gioberti
* Soldati class
* Alpino
* Artigliere
* Ascari
* Aviere
* Bersagliere
* Camicia Nera
* Carabiniere
* Corazziere
* Fuciliere
* Geniere
* Granatiere
* Lanciere
* Bombardiere
* Carrista
* Corsaro
* Legionario
* Mitragliere
* Squadrista
* Velite

#### Cancelled ships

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* 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

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* Premuda \- former Yugoslav destroyer Dubrovnik, captured in April 1941
* Beograd class
* Sebenico \- former Yugoslav destroyer Beograd, captured in April 1941
* Lubiana \- former Yugoslav destroyer Ljubljana, captured in April 1941
* Chacal class
* FR 22 \- former French destroyer Panthére, captured in November 1942
* Guépard class
* FR 21 \- former French destroyer Lion, captured in November 1942
* FR 24 \- former French destroyer Valmy, captured in November 1942
* Bourrasque class
* FR 31 \- former French destroyer Trombe, captured in November 1942

## Marina Militare

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### Post-World War II

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* Artigliere \- ex Benson-class USS Woodworth
* Aviere \- ex Gleaves-class USS Nicholson
* Impetuoso class
* Impetuoso
* Indomito
* Impavido class
* Impavido
* Intrepido
* Fante class \- former Fletcher-class destroyers of the US Navy
* Fante \- ex USS Walker
* Geniere \- ex USS Prichett
* Lanciere \- ex USS Taylor
* Audace class
* Audace
* Ardito
* Durand de la Penne class
* Luigi Durand de la Penne; formerly Animoso
* Francesco Mimbelli; formerly Ardimentoso
* Orizzonte class
* Andrea Doria
* Caio Duilio

## References

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* 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.

## See also

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* Red Sea Flotilla
* Italian World War II destroyers

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