An esploratore (meaning "scout") was a type of Italian warship intermediate between destroyers and light cruisers. Before World War II, existing esploratori were reclassified as destroyers (Italian: cacciatorpediniere).
There was a further group of warships (), larger than esploratori, classed as esploratori oceanici, that were effectively unarmoured light cruisers.
Esploratori classes
See also Italian World War II destroyers Destroyer leader Flotilla leader Scout cruiser
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