Italian ship Alfredo Cappellini

Last updated September 16, 2021

Alfredo Cappellini or Comandante Cappellini was the name of at least three ships of the Italian Navy named in honour of Alfredo Cappellini and may refer to:

Italian monitor Alfredo Cappellini launched in 1915 and wrecked in 1917
Italian submarine Comandante Cappellini, a Marcello-class submarine launched in 1939, seized by Germany in 1943 and renamed UIT-24. Seized again by Japan in 1945 and renamed I-503. She was scrapped in 1946
Italian submarine Alfredo Cappellini (S 507), a Balao-class submarine launched in 1944 as USS Capitaine. Transferred to Italy in 1966 and scrapped in 1977.

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