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Libia (1912)

Protected Cruiser, 1913-1937 Libia was an Italian protected cruiser in service by 1913. She had an unusual story. She was…

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Alessandro Poerio class scouts (1914)

Scouts (Cruisers, then destroyers) Alessandro Poerio, Cesare Rossarol, Gugliemo Pepe 1915-1937 Huesca and Teruel (1937-1957) The Alessandro Poerio class were…

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Caracciolo class battleships (1917)

Caracciolo class battleships (1917) Italy – Regia Marina: RN Francesco Caracciolo, Marcantonio Colonna, Cristoforo Colombo, Francesco Morosini (1914-1921) The first…

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Calabria (1894)

Calabria (1890) Italian Colonial Cruiser (1892-1924) Calabria was a small protected cruiser of the Italian Regia Marina which was to…

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Garibaldi class armoured cruisers (1901)

Garibaldi class armoured cruisers (1901) Italy (1894-1904) 10 Armoured Cruisers (+1 cancelled). Italy: Giuseppe Garibaldi, Francesco Ferruccio, Varese The best…

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Agordat class cruisers (1899)

Regia Marina – Scout Cruisers 1898-1923 The last ‘Esploratori’ Agordat and Coatit were built at Castellamare in 1897. They had…

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WWI Italian Torpedo Boats

About 140 vessels, 9 classes (1880-1918) The saga of Italian Torpedo Boats Italy was not long to take advantage of…

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WW1 Italian Battleships

WW1 Italian Battleships Kingdom of Italy (1886-1916) 20 battleships Foreworld about ww1 Italian Battleships Italy started WWI with 16 battleships,…

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Italian Monitors (1915-1918)

WWI Italian Monitors Regia Marina, 14 Monitors: Alfredo Capellini, Faa’ di Bruno, Montfalcone, Monte Santo class, Monte Cucco, Vodice, Carso,…

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WW1 Italian Submarines

WW1 Italian Submarines Italy (1892-1918) – 80 submersibles An introduction: Italian Submarines in WW1 Italy during WWI operated no less…