List of destroyers of Italy

Last updated July 12, 2025

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

Regia Marina

World War I

Fulmine
Lampo class
Nembo class
- Nembo
- Turbine
- Aquilone
- Borea
- Zeffiro
- Espero - renamed Turbine in 1921
Soldato class
Indomito class
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
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

World War II

Palestro class - reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1938
Generali class - reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1929
Curtatone class - reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1938
Leone class
Sella class
Sauro class
Turbine/Borea class
Navigatori class
Freccia/Dardo class
Folgore class
Maestrale class
Oriani or Poeti class
Soldati class

Cancelled ships

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

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

Post-World War II

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

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.

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Smaller craft	Destroyers Submarines
Miscellaneous	Active ships Decommissioned ships

List of destroyers of Italy

Contents

Regia Marina

World War I

World War II

Cancelled ships

Captured ships

Marina Militare

Post-World War II

References

See also