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Gabbiano class Corvettes (1940)

Italy (1937-45)- 40 ASW corvettes: The Gabbiano-class corvettes were 59 vessels built for the Regia Marina in various yards during…

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Ettore Fieramosca (1929)

Oceanic Submersible (1927-41) Ettore Fieramosca was designed by Bernardis as a cruiser submarine capable initially to carry a seaplane in…

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Pisani class submersibles (1928)

Coastal Submersibles: Giovanni Bausan, Marcantonio Colonna, Des Geneys, Vettor Pisani (1926-29) The Pisani-class submarines were built for the Regia Marina…

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Balilla class submarines (1927)

Oceanic Submersibles: Balilla, D. Millelire, A. Sciesa, E. Toti (1926-29) Laid down in 1925 and completed in 1928 (Sciesa 1929),…

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Goffredo Mameli class (1926)

Oceanic Submersibles: Pier Capponi, Giovanni da Procida, Goffredo Mameli, Tito Speri (1926-29) The Mameli-class submarine were the first built for…

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Leone class Destroyers (1921)

Scouts (cruisers): Leone, Tigre, Pantera (+Leopardo, Lince cancelled 1920) 1921-1941 The last “Esploratori” (scouts) were ordered in 1917 but built…

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Mirabello class scouts (1915)

Scouts (Cruisers, then destroyers) Carlo Mirabello, Carlo Alberto Racchia, Augusto Riboty 1916-1951 The Mirabello class were a group of three…

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Capitani Romani class Cruisers

Italy (1922-43)- 26 cruisers Best Italian cruisers ever ? The Capitani Romani-class was a class of light cruisers acting as…

Launch of Emanuele Filiberto Duca d'Aosta in 1934
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Duca d’Aosta class Cruisers (1934)

Italy (1935), Duca D’Aosta, Eugenio di Savoia The middle Condottiere The group IV of the Condottieri cruisers “superclass” included the…

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Raimondo Montecuccoli class Cruisers (1934)

Group III “Condotierri” light cruisers Italy (1934), Raimondo Montecuccoli, Muzio Attendolo A brand new cruiser design The four cruisers of…