List of destroyers of Italy



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

World War I

 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Fulmine
 * Lampo-class destroyer
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Lampo
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Freccia
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Dardo
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Strale
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Euro
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Ostro
 * Nembo-class destroyer
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Nembo
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Turbine
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Aquilone
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Borea
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Zeffiro
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Espero - renamed Turbine in 1921
 * Soldato-class destroyer
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Artigliere
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Bersagliere
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Corazziere
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Garibaldino
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Granatiere
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Lanciere
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Alpino
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Carabiniere
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Fuciliere
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Pontiere
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Ascaro
 * Indomito-class destroyer
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Impetuoso
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Impavido
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Insidioso
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Irrequieto
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Indomito
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Intrepido
 * Ardito-class destroyer
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Ardito
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Ardente
 * Audace-class destroyer (1913)
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Audace
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Animoso
 * Rosolino Pilo-class destroyer - reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1929
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Rosolino Pilo
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Giuseppe Cesare Abba
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Pilade Bronzetti - renamed Giuseppe Dezza in 1921
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Giuseppe Missori
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Antonio Mosto
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Ippolito Nievo
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Francesco Nullo - renamed Fratelli Cairoli in 1921
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Simone Schiaffino
 * Alessandro Poerio-class cruiser - built as scout cruisers (esploratori), reclassified as destroyers on 1 July 1921
 * ITALIAN CRUISER Alessandro Poerio
 * ITALIAN CRUISER Cesare Rossarol
 * ITALIAN CRUISER Guglielmo Pepe
 * Aquila-class cruiser - ordered as scout cruisers (esploratori) for Romania, but taken over by Italy on 5 June 1915 while building; two sold 1920 and remaining two reclassified as destroyers on 5 September 1938
 * ITALIAN CRUISER Aquila - to Nationalist Spain on 5 January 1939 as Melilla
 * ITALIAN CRUISER Falco - to Nationalist Spain on 5 January 1939 as Ceuta
 * ITALIAN CRUISER Nibbio - to Romania on 1 July 1920 as NMS Mărășești
 * ITALIAN CRUISER Sparviero - to Romania on 1 July 1920 as NMS Mărăști
 * Mirabello-class destroyer - built as scout cruisers (esploratori), reclassified as destroyers on 1 October 1938
 * ITALIAN CRUISER Carlo Mirabello
 * ITALIAN CRUISER Carlo Alberto Racchia
 * ITALIAN CRUISER Augusto Riboty
 * Urakaze-class destroyer - ordered by Japan
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Audace - ordered as Kawakaze; sold to Italy in 1916; reclassified as torpedo boat on 1 October 1929
 * La Masa-class destroyer - reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1929
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Giuseppe La Masa
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Angelo Bassini
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Agostino Bertani- renamed Enrico Cosenz in 1921
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Benedetto Cairoli
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Giacinto Carini
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Nicola Fabrizi
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Giuseppe La Farina
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Giacomo Medici
 * Giuseppe Sirtori-class destroyer - reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1929
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Giuseppe Sirtori
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Giovanni Acerbi
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Vincenzo Giordano Orsini
 * ITALIAN DESTROYER Francesco Stocco

World War II

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

Cancelled ships

 * Comandanti Medaglie d'Oro-class destroyer - 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
 * Beograd-class destroyer
 * Sebenico - former Yugoslav destroyer Beograd, captured in April 1941
 * Lubiana - former Yugoslav destroyer Ljubljana, captured in April 1941
 * Chacal-class destroyer
 * FR 22 - former French destroyer Panthére, captured in November 1942
 * Guépard-class destroyer
 * FR 21 - former French destroyer Lion, captured in November 1942
 * FR 24 - former French destroyer Valmy, captured in November 1942
 * Bourrasque-class destroyer
 * FR 31 - former French destroyer Trombe, captured in November 1942

Post-World War II

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