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Aquila class cruisers (scouts) (1916)

Scouts (cruisers) 1914-1950: Aquila, Sparviero, Nibbio, Falco (eagle, sparrowhawk, kite, falcon). Later Mărăști and Mărașești (1920), Ceuta and Melilla (1937),…

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Campania class cruisers (1914)

Protected Colonial Cruisers: Campania, Basilcata 1913-1937 The Campania class were two small protected cruisers built for the Regia Marina close…

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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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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)

Agordat class cruisers (1899) Regia Marina – Scout Cruisers 1898-1923 The last ‘Esploratori’ Agordat and Coatit were built at Castellamare…

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Italian WWI Torpedo Boats

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