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San Giorgio class Cruisers (1907)

San Giorgio class Cruisers (1907) Italy – Regia Marina San Giorgio, San Marco Cuniberti’s cruisers The San Giorgio class were…

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WW1 Italian Destroyers

Italy (1896-22) 52 ships From Torpedo boats to destroyers Audace in 1918 Development of Italian torpedo boats had a lot…

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Quarto (1911)

Quarto (1911) Italy (1911) Scout Cruiser The best Italian scout cruiser The Quarto was the third Italian modern scout cruiser…

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Nino Bixio class cruisers (1912)

Nino Bixio class cruisers (1912) Italy (1912) Nino Bixio, Marsala The first modern Italian scouts The Nino Bixio class were…

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Doria class battleships (1916)

Italy (1916/1937) Battleships Caio Duilio, Andrea Doria Cavour’s sister class: Doria The Andrea Doria class (or Caio Duilio class for…

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Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri (1910) Italy (1910) Dreadnought Battleship The first Italian Dreadnought With limited industrial capabilities compared to the UK, Italy…

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Pisa class armoured cruisers (1907)

Pisa class armoured cruisers (1907) Italy – Regia Marina Pisa, Amalfi Based on the Regina Elena Battleships These two ships…

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Regina Elena class battleships (1904)

Regina Elena class battleships (1904) Italy – Regia Marina – Regina Elena, Roma, Vittorio Emmanuele, Napoli The world’s fastest battleships…

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Umbria class cruisers (1891)

Umbria class cruisers (1891) Italy (1891-98) – Umbria, Lombardia, Etruria, Liguria, Elba, Puglia The “Regionali” class, first Italian-designed protected cruisers…

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Regina Margherita class battleships

Regina Margherita class battleships (1901) Italy (1901) Regina Margherita, Benedetto Brin Brin’s modern battleships The two ships of the Margherita…