Regia Marina 1942-43: Aliseo, Animoso, Ardente, Ardimentoso, Ardito, Ciclone, Fortunale, Ghibli, Impavido, Impetuoso, Indomito, Intrepido, Monsone, Tifone, Uragano. The Ciclone class were the third class of Italian torpedo boats built, these one in World War II, last being the Ariete class. No consideration was given to the Washington or London treaty limits in 1942 so … Read more
Regia Marina -4 destroyers: Curtatone, Castelfidardo, Catalafimi, Monzanbano. Built 1920-1924, interwar, ww2, cold war (1924-51) The Curtatone-class were four destroyers of the Italian Regia Marina, laid down in 1920 and completed in 1923-24. They were a follow up of the Curtatone, which design went back to 1915, based on the Audace-class. If initially eight were … Read more
Regia Marina -4 destroyers: Palestro, Confienza, San Martino, Solferino. Built 1917-1922, interwar, ww2 (1922-44) The Palestro-class were four destroyers of the Italian Regia Marina laid down in 1917 but only completed postwar, in 1921-22. They were initially designed in 1915, based on the Audace-class destroyer and quite different from the usual “tre pipe”. Eight were … Read more
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
