This is a list of destroyers of the Regia Marina and Marina Militare, sorted by era and class.
Regia Marina
World War I
- renamed Turbine in 1921
- reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1929
- renamed Giuseppe Dezza in 1921
- renamed Fratelli Cairoli in 1921
- built as scout cruisers (esploratori), reclassified as destroyers on 1 July 1921 - to Nationalist Spain in October 1937 as Huesca
- to Nationalist Spain in October 1937 as Teruel - 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 - to Nationalist Spain on 11 October 1937 as Melilla - to Nationalist Spain on 11 October 1937 as Ceuta - to Romania on 1 July 1920 as NMS Mărășești - to Romania on 1 July 1920 as NMS Mărăști - built as scout cruisers (esploratori), reclassified as destroyers on 1 October 1938
- ordered by Japan - ordered as Kawakaze; sold to Italy in 1916; reclassified as torpedo boat on 1 October 1929 - reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1929
- renamed Enrico Cosenz in 1921
- reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1929
World War II
- reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1938
- reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1929
- reclassified as torpedo boats on 1 October 1938
Turbine/Borea class
Freccia/Dardo class
Oriani or Poeti class
Cancelled ships - 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
Sebenico - former Yugoslav destroyer Beograd, captured in April 1941 Lubiana - former Yugoslav destroyer Ljubljana, captured in April 1941
FR 22 - former French destroyer Panthére, captured in November 1942
FR 21 - former French destroyer Lion, captured in November 1942 FR 24 - former French destroyer Valmy, captured in November 1942
FR 31 - former French destroyer Trombe, captured in November 1942
Marina Militare
Post-World War II - ex USS Woodworth - ex USS Nicholson
- former destroyers of the US Navy - ex USS Walker - ex USS Prichett - ex USS Taylor
; formerly Animoso ; formerly Ardimentoso
References
See also Red Sea Flotilla Italian World War II destroyers