Regia Marina – 6 destroyers: Generale Antonio Cantore, A. Cascino, A. Chinotto, C. Montaranari, M. Prestinari, A. papa. Built 1919-1922, interwar, ww2 (1922-45) The Generali-class were the last “tre pipe”, or “three stackers” style Italian destroyers, built as a development of the wartime Rosolino Pilo-class and a lineage sthat started well prewar. These were the … Read more
Regia Marina – 8 destroyers: Giuseppe La Masa, Giacinto Carini, Benedetto Cairoli, Angelo Bassini, Nicola Fabrizi, Giuseppe La Farina, Agostino Bertani, Giacomo Medici. Built 1916-1919, ww1, ww2, cold war until 1958 The La Masa class were eight destroyers all ordered in 1916 at Odero Yard in two batches, six laid down in 1916 and two … Read more
Regia Marina – 4 destroyers: Giuseppe Sirtori, Giovanni Acerbi, Vincenzo Giordano Orsini, Francesco Stocco 1917-1944 The Giuseppe Sirtori class destroyers were four, built for the Italian Regia Marina during World War I by Odero, Sestri ponente Shipyards, and an improved version of the Pilo class. They saw action both during the first world war, but … Read more
Regia Marina – 8 destroyers: R.Pilo, G.C.Abba, P.Bronzetti, G.Missori, A.Mosto, I.Nievo, F.Nullo, S.Schiaffino 1914-1944 The Rosolino Pilo class was eight destroyers built at Odero and Pattison Italian Regia Marina before and during the First World War. They were an improved variant of the Indomitos from 1912 and typical of the “tre pipe” series. They were … Read more
Regia Marina – Audace (ii) 1917-1944 Audace is one of the most interesting destroyer of the Regia Marina for its long and original history. In WWI the Regia Marina fielded two destroyers named “Audace”. The first was launched in 1913 as a derivative of the Indomito & Ardito designs with Swiss Zoelly steam turbines for … Read more
Regia Marina – Audace, Animoso 1913-1916 Second entry into our dive in WWI Italian destroyers, the Audace class were different than the previous Indomito & Ardito designs, larger, with two funnels, and improvements in some ways, as the yard wanted to improve on the Ardito class. Unlike the “three pipe” which for the immense majority … Read more
Regia Marina – Six destroyers: Indomito, Impavido, Impetusoso, Insidioso, Intrepido, Irrequieto 1911-1944 Indomito class Destroyers (1912): We start a deep dive into Regia Marina’s destroyers by the Indomito class. Not with the earlier Soldati class (1906), or Ascaro, because the six Indomito were of a new design with forecastle which was followed for all subsequent … Read more
