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Italy Navy Losses of WWII

Battleships (BB)

RM Conte di Cavour (BB)
Type
Class
Battleship
Conte di Cavour
RM Conte di Cavour
(Image Source: Wikipedia)
RM Conte di Cavour at Taranto - 1940
(Image Source: Warships of World War 2 - Italy)
Shipyard
Laid Down
Launched
Commissioned
Arsenale di la Spezia, La Spezia
10 August 1910
10 August 1911
1 April 1915
October 1933- June 37: Refitted
Loss Data
12 November 1940: Sunk by British carrier-based aircraft at Taranto [40.28N, 17.13E]
1 July 1941: Raised & moved to Trieste
1943: Repairs ceased
9 September 1943: Captured by German forces @ Trieste
15 February 1945: Sunk by USAAF aircraft @ Trieste [45.38N, 13.46E]
SHIP DATA
Displacement
L ength (oa) x Beam x Draft
Speed
Range
Crew
26,140 tons (standard)
29,032 tons (full load)
27 kts
1,236
ARMAMENT
Main
Secondary
Anti-Aircraft
16 x 37mm/54 cal A.A. Guns
12 x 20mm/65 cal A.A. Guns
Anti-Submarine
Aircraft
Other
N/A
SOURCES & LINKS:
Fraccaroli, Aldo, Italian Warships of World War II, London, Ian Allan, 1968, 1st Edition.
La Regia Marina
Wikipedia - Regia Marina
Warships of World War 2 - Italy

RM Roma (BB)
Type
Class
Battleship
Vittorio Veneto
RM Roma
(Image Source: Wikipedia)
RM Roma following German glide bomb attack – 9 September 1943
Shipyard
Laid Down
Launched
Commissioned
Cantieri Navali Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Trieste | 18 September 1938 | 9 June 1940 | 14 June 1942
Loss Data
9 September 1943: Sunk by German glide bomb 15 nm SW of Capo Testa [41.14N, 09.07E]
SHIP DATA
Displacement
L ength (oa) x Beam x Draft
Speed
Range
Crew
41,650 tons (standard)
46,215 tons (full load)
31 kts
1,866
ARMAMENT
Main
Secondary
Anti-Aircraft
Original:
1942:
Anti-Submarine
Aircraft
Other
N/A
3
SOURCES & LINKS:
Fraccaroli, Aldo, Italian Warships of World War II, London, Ian Allan, 1968, 1st Edition.
La Regia Marina
Wikipedia - Regia Marina
Warships of World War 2 - Italy

Heavy Cruisers (CA)

RM Trento (CA)
Type
Class
Heavy Cruiser
Trento
Trento Class Heavy Cruiser Drawing
(Image Source: Warships of World War 2 - Italy)
RM Trento
(Image Source: Mithinokuya Site)
Shipyard
Laid Down
Launched
Commissioned
Fratelli Orlando, Livorno | 2 August 1925 | 4 October 1927 | 3 April 1929
Loss Data
15 June 1942: Torpedoed and damaged by British aircraft, than torpedoed and sunk by submarine HMS Umbra off Malta [36.10N, 18.40E]
SHIP DATA
Displacement
L ength (oa) x Beam x Draft
Speed
Range
Crew
10,500 tons (standard)
13,540 tons (full load)
35 kts
723
ARMAMENT
Main
Secondary
Anti-Aircraft
4 x 2: 37mm/54 cal A.A. Guns
Anti-Submarine
Aircraft
Other
N/A
3 (1 x Catapult)
2 x 4: 533mm (21”) Torpedo Tubes
SOURCES & LINKS:
Fraccaroli, Aldo, Italian Warships of World War II, London, Ian Allan, 1968, 1st Edition.
La Regia Marina
Wikipedia - Regia Marina
Mithinokuya Site
Warships of World War 2 - Italy

RM Trieste (CA)
Heavy Cruiser
Trento
Trento Class Heavy Cruiser Drawing
(Image Source: Warships of World War 2 - Italy)
RM Trieste
(Image Source: Mithinokuya Site)
Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino - Trieste | 22 June 1925 | 24 October 1926 | 21 December 1928
10 April 1943: Sunk by USAAF in port at La Maddalena, Sardinia [41.12N, 09.26E].
723
4 x 2: 37mm/54 cal A.A. Guns
3 (1 x Catapult)
2 x 4: 533mm (21”) Torpedo Tubes

RM Bolzano (CA)
Heavy Cruiser
Trento
RM Bolzano
(Image Source: Mithinokuya Site)
RM Bolzano following British / Italian attack on 22 June 1944
Ansaldo, Genoa | 11 June 1930 | 31 August 1932 | 19 August 1933
9 September 1943: Captured by German forces while under repair at La Spezia [44.06N, 09.49E].
22 June 1944: Sunk by British and Italian midget submarines at La Spezia [44.06N, 09.49E].
4 x 2: 37mm/54 cal A.A. Guns
3 (1 x Catapult)
2 x 4: 533mm (21”) Torpedo Tubes
Mithinokuya Site

RM Zara (CA)
Zara
Zara Class Heavy Cruiser Drawing
RM Zara
(Image Source: Wikipedia)
Odero-Terni-Orlando, Muggiano (La Spezia) | 4 July 1929 | 27 April 1930 | 20 October 1931
29 March 1941: Sunk by British warships during the Battle of Matapan [35.22N, 20.51E].

RM Fiume (CA)
Zara
Zara Class Heavy Cruiser Drawing
RM Fiume
(Image Source: Marina Italiana e Militare Italiana)
Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino, Trieste | 29 April 1929 | 27 April 1930 | 23 November 1931
29 March 1941: Sunk by British warships during the Battle of Matapan [35.22N, 20.51E].
Marina Italiana e Militare Italiana

RM Gorizia (CA)
Zara
Zara Class Heavy Cruiser Drawing
RM Gorizia
Odero-Terni-Orlando, Leghorn | 17 March 1930 | 28 December 1930 | 23 December 1931
8 September 1943: Scuttled at La Spezia [44.06N, 09.49E].
26 June 1944: Sunk by Italian / British human torpedoes at La Spezia (44.06N, 09.49E]
2 (1 X Catapult)

RM Pola (CA)
RM Pola
Odero-Terni-Orlando, Leghorn | 17 March 1931 | 5 December 1931 | 21 December 1932
29 March 1941: Sunk by British warships during the Battle of Matapan [35.16N, 20.58E].
4 x 2: 37mm A.A. Guns

Light Cruisers (CL)

RM Taranto (CL)
Light Cruiser
Taranto
RM Taranto 1940 Drawing
RM Taranto
(Image Source: La Regia Marina)
Kaiserliche, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
3 January 1910
24 August 1911
9 October 1912
20 July 1920: Taken over by Italy
1936-1937: Rebuilt for colonial service
9 September 1943: Scuttled at La Spezia [44.06N, 09.49E]
U/I
8 x 20mm/65 Guns
10 x 13.2mm MGs
120 x Mines
Fraccaroli, Aldo,Italian Warships of World War II, London, Ian Allan, 1968, 1st Edition.

RM Bari (CL)
Light Cruiser
Bari
RM Bari 1942 Drawing
RM Bari
Schichau, Danzig, Germany
12 February 1913
11 April 1914
14 December 1914
20 July 1920: Taken over by Italy
1934-1935: Refitted for colonial service
8 September 1943: Scuttled at Livorno [43.33N, 10.17E]
U/I
6 x 20mm/65 A.A. Guns
6 x 13.2mm MGs
120 x Mines
Fraccaroli, Aldo,Italian Warships of World War II, London, Ian Allan, 1968, 1st Edition.

RM Alberico da Barbiano (CL)
Light Cruiser
Alberico da Barbiano (Condottieri I)
RM Alberico da Barbiano
(Image Source: La Regia Marina)
Ansaldo, Genoa
16 April 1928
9 June 1931
13 December 1941: Sunk by Allied warships during the Battle of Cape Bon [37.04N, 11.05E].
Length (oa) x Beam x Draft
Fraccaroli, Aldo,Italian Warships of World War II, London, Ian Allan, 1968, 1st Edition.

RM Alberto di Giussano (CL)
Alberico da Barbiano (Condottieri I)
RM Alberto di Giusanno Heavy Cruiser Drawing
RM Alberto di Giusanno At Venice, date U/I
Ansaldo, Genoa
29 March 1928
5 February 1931
13 December 1941: Sunk by Allied warships during the Battle of Cape Bon [37.04N, 11.05E].
Length (oa) x Beam x Draft
2 x 2: 21” (533mm) Torpedo Tubes

RM Bartolomeo Colleoni (CL)
Alberico da Barbiano (Condottieri I)
RM Bartolomeo Colleoni
RM Bartolomeo Colleoni during the Battle of Punta Spada on 19 July 1940.
(Image Source: Wikipedia – Regia Marina)
Ansaldo, Genoa
21 June 1928
21 December 1930
10 February 1932
19 July 1940: Sunk by Allied warships North of Crete near Punta Spada [35.41N, 23.36E].
Length (oa) x Beam x Draft
2 x 2: 21” (533mm) Torpedo Tubes

RM Giovanni delle Bande Nere (CL)
RM Giovanni delle Bande Nere
RM Giovanni delle Bande Nere following submarine attack off Stromboli on 1 April 1942.
R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia (R. Naval Yard, Castellamare di Stabia)
31 October 1928
April 1931
1 April 1942: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine HMS Urge 11 nm off Stromboli [38.23N, 14.34E].
2 x 2: 21” (533mm) Torpedo Tubes

RM Armando Diaz (CL)
Luigi Cardona (Condottieri II)
RM Armando Diaz at Taranto, 27 May 1934.
(Image Source: La Regia Marina)
RM Armando Diaz conducting North Africa port call.
Cantieri Odero Terni Orlando, La Spezia
28 July 1930
10 July 1931
25 February 1941: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine HMS Upright off Sfax, Tunisia [approx 34.26N, 10.37E].

RM Muzio Attendolo (CL)
Raimondo Montecuccoli (Condottieri III)
RM Muzio Attendolo
(Image Source: Marina Italiana e Militare Italiana)
RM Muzio Attendolo on 13 August 1942 following torpedo attack by British submarine HMS Unbroken.
(Image Source: Warships of World War 2 – Italy)
Cantieri Riuniti dell ‘Adriatico, Trieste
9 September 1934
4 December 1942: Sunk by USAAF aircraft at Naples, Italy [40.50N, 14.15E].
Marina Italiana e Militare Italiana

Destroyers (DD)

Carlo Mirabello Class (DD)

RM Carlo Mirabello (DD)
Destroyer
Mirabello
RM Carlo Mirabello
21 November 1914
21 December 1915
21 May 1941: Mined off Cape Dukato, Greece [38.32N, 20.31E]
100 x Mines

Leone Class (DD)

RM Leone (DD)
Destroyer
Leone
Leone Class Drawing
RM Leone
23 November 1921
1 October 1923
1 July 1924
1 April 1941: Wrecked off Masawa, Ethiopia [15.36N, 39.28E]
31.5 kts
4 x 20mm/65 A.A. Guns

RM Pantera (DD)
Destroyer
Leone
Leone Class Drawing
RM Pantera
4 April 1941: Following an air attack by British carrier-based aircraft, scuttled appx 30 nm South of Port Sudan, Sudan [appx 19.10N, 37.21E]
31.5 kts
4 x 20mm/65 A.A. Guns

RM Tigre (DD)
Leone
Leone Class Drawing
RM Pantera
23 January 1922
4 April 1941: Following an air attack by British carrier-based aircraft, scuttled appx 30 nm South of Port Sudan, Sudan [appx 19.12N, 37.21E]
31.5 kts

Quintino Sella Class (DD)

RM Quintino Sella (DD)
Quintino Sella
Sella Class Drawing
(Source: Warships of World War 2 - Italy)
RM Quintino Sella
(Source: La Regia Marina)
Pattison, Naples | 12 October 1922 | 25 April 1925 | 25 March 1926
11 September 1943: Torpedoed and sunk by German S-boats off Venice (Lido de Venezia) [appx 45.23N, 12.26E]
970 tons (standard)
2 x 13.2mm MGs
2 x Depth Charge Throwers (DCTs)

RM Francesco Crispi (DD)
Quintino Sella
Sella Class Drawing
RM Francesco Crispi
Pattison, Naples | 21 February 1923 | 12 September 1925 | 29 April 1927
9 September 1943: Captured by German forces at Piraeus, Greece [37.56N, 23.37E]. Redesignated German TA 15.
970 tons (standard)
2 x Depth Charge Throwers (DCTs)

Sauro Class (DD)

RM Nazario Sauro (DD)
Sauro
Sauro Class Drawing
RM Nazario Sauro
Odero, Sestri Ponente
12 May 1926
23 September 1926
3 April 1941: Sunk by British carrier-based aircraft appx 30 nm SE of Port Sudan, Sudan [appx 19.22N, 37.38E]
2 x 3: 21" (533mm) Torpedo Tubes

DD Cesare Battisti (DD)
Sauro
Sauro Class Drawing
RM Cesari Battisti
Odero, Sestri Ponente
3 April 1941: Sunk by British aircraft approx 30 nm SE of Port Sudan, Sudan [19.24N, 37.39E]
2 x 3: 21" (533mm) Torpedo Tubes

RM Daniele Manin (DD)
Sauro
Sauro Class Drawing
RM Daniele Manin
Cantiere Navale del Quarnaro, Fiume
15 June 1925
1 March 1927
3 April 1941: Sunk by British aircraft appx 30 nm SE of Port Sudan, Sudan [19.23N, 37.37E]
2 x 3: 21" (533mm) Torpedo Tubes

RM Francesco Nullo (DD)
RM Francesco Nullo
Cantiere Navale del Quarnaro, Fiume
14 November 1925
21 October 1940: Beached on Harmil Island, Ethiopia, after receiving heavy damage from a British warship [16.32N, 40.09E].

Turbine Class (DD)

RM Turbine (DD)
Turbine
Turbine Class Drawing
RM Turbine at Piraeus, Greece, on 3 September 1942
(Image Source: Italian Warships of World War II)
Odero, Sestri Ponente
24 March 1925
9 September 1943: Captured by German forces at Piraeus, Greece [37.56N, 23.37E]. Redsignated TA 14 and recommissioned on 28 October 1943.
2 x Depth Charge Throwers (DCTs)

RM Aquilone (DD)
Turbine
Turbine Class Drawing
RM Aquilone
18 May 1925
17 September 1940: Mined off Benghazi, Libya [32.07N, 20.01E]

RM Borea (DD)
Turbine
Turbine Class Drawing
RM Borea
28 January 1927
17 September 1940: Sunk by British carrier-based aircraft at Benghazi, Libya [32.06N, 20.02E]

RM Espero (DD)
RM Espero
28 June 1940: Sunk by British warships approx 100 nm North of Tobruk [33.25N, 23.56E]

RM Euro (DD)
(Image Source: Italian Warships of World War II)
RM Euro
Cantieri del Tirreno, Riva Trigoso
1 October 1943: Sunk by German aircraft off Leros, Greece [appx 37.06N, 26.49E].

RM Nembo (DD)
Cantieri del Tirreno, Riva Trigoso
20 July 1940: Sunk by British aircraft at Tobruk, Libya [32.04N, 23.59E].

RM Ostro (DD)
(Image Source: Italian Warships of World War II)
RM Ostro
20 July 1940: Sunk by British aircraft at Tobruk, Libya [32.04N, 23.59E].

RM Zeffiro (DD)
RM Zeffiro
27 May 1927
20 July 1940: Sunk by British aircraft at Tobruk, Libya [32.04N, 23.59E].

Navigatori Class (DD)

RM Alvise da Mosto (DD)
Navigatori
Navigatori Class Drawing
RM Alvise da Mosto
Cantiere Navale del Quarnaro, Fiume
1 December 1941: Sunk by British warships NW of Tripoli, Libya [33.45N, 12.30E].
2 x Depth Charge Throwers

RM Antonio da Noli (DD)
Navigatori
Navigatori Class Drawing
RM Antonio da Noli
Cantieri del Tirreno, Riva Trigoso
9 September 1943: Mined in the Bocche di Bonifacio off Corsica [41.18N, 09.06E].
2 x Depth Charge Throwers

RM Giovanni da Verazzano (DD)
Navigatori
Navigatori Class Drawing
RM Giovanni da Verazzano
25 September 1930
19 October 1942: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine SOUTH of Pantelleria [35.52N, 12.05E]
2 x Depth Charge Throwers

RM Lanzerotto Malocello (DD)
RM Lanzerotto Malocello in March 1943
24 March 1943: Mined NE of Bizerte, Tunisia [appx 37.30N, 10.53E].

RM Leone Pancaldo (DD)
RM Leone Pancaldo
30 April 1943: Sunk by Allied aircraft off La Goulette, Tunisia [appx 36.48N, 10.18E].

RM Emanuele Pessagno (DD)
RM Emanuele Pessagno
Cantieri Navali Riuniti, Ancona
29 May 1942: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine appx 70 nm NW of Benghazi [33.07N, 19.28E].

RM Antonio Pigafetta (DD)
RM Antonio Pigafetta at Piraeus, Greece, in August 1942
10 September 1943: Scuttled/captured by German forces at Fiume [45.20N, 14.24E]. Recommissioned as TA 44 on 14 October 1944.

RM Luca Tarigo (DD)
RM Luca Tarigo
16 April 1941: Sunk by British warships off Kerkennah Islands, Tunisia [34.36N, 11.14E].

RM Antoniotto Usodimare (DD)
RM Antonio Usodimare in 1942
8 June 1942: Mistakenly torpedoed and sunk by Italian submarine appx 90 nm N of Cape Bon, Tunisia [38.20N, 11.02E].

RM Ugolino Vivaldi (DD)
RM Ugolina Vivaldi
10 September 1943: Sunk by German aircraft in the Bocche di Bonifacio off Corsica [41.17N, 09.15E].

RM Nicolo Zeno (DD)
RM Nicolo Zeno
9 September 1943: Scuttled at Trieste [45.38N, 13.46E].

Dardo Class (DD)

RM Dardo (DD)
Dardo
Dardo Class Drawing
RM Dardo
9 September 1943: Captured by German forces at Genoa [44.25N, 08.56E]. Recommissioned into the German Navy as TA 31.

RM Freccia (DD)
Dardo
Dardo Class Drawing
RM Freccia
Cantiere del Tirreno, Riva Trigoso
8 September 1943: Sunk by British aircraft at Genoa [44.25N, 08.56E].

RM Saetta (DD)
Dardo
Dardo Class Drawing
RM Saetta
Cantiere del Tirreno, Riva Trigoso
3 February 1943: Mined and sunk off Bizerte, Tunisia [37.16N, 09.52E].

RM Strale (DD)
RM Strale
21 June 1942: Wrecked following British air attack off Cape Bon, Tunisia [37.05N, 11.02E].

Folgore Class (DD)

RM Baleno (DD)
Folgore
RM Folgore Class Drawing
RM Baleno
16 April 1942: Sunk by British warships off Kerkennah Islands, Tunisia [29.52N, 07.22E].

RM Folgore (DD)
Folgore
RM Folgore Class Drawing
RM Folgore
Officine e Cantieri Partenopei, Naples
2 December 1942: Sunk by British warships off Skerki Bank in the Strait of Sicily [37.19N, 11.19E].

RM Fulmine (DD)
Folgore
RM Folgore Class Drawing
RM Fulmine
9 November 1941: Sunk by British waships while escorting a Naples-to-Tripoli convoy approx 130nm SW of Calabria [37.08N, 18.09E].

RM Lampo (DD)
RM Lampo
Officine e Cantieri Partenopei, Naples
30 April 1943: Sunk by USAAF aircraft off Cape Bon, Tunis [36.47N, 10.11E].

Maestrale Class (DD)

RM Maestrale (DD)
Maestrale
Maestrale Class Drawing
RM Maestrale
Cantieri Navali Riuniti, Ancona
9 September 1943: Scuttled while under repair at Genoa [44.25N, 08.56E].
850 nm @ 33 kts

RM Libeccio (DD)
Maestrale
Maestrale Class Drawing
RM Libeccio
9 November 1941: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine S of Apulia [36.50N, 18.10E].
850 nm @ 33 kts

RM Scirocco (DD)
Maestrale
Maestrale Class Drawing
RM Scirocco
23 March 1942: Sunk in storm SE of Malta [33.55N, 14.26E].
850 nm @ 33 kts

Oriani Class (DD)

RM Vittorio Alfieri (DD)
Oriani
Oriani Class Drawing
RM Vittorio Alfieri
Odero-Terni-Orlando, Leghorn
28 March 1941: Sunk by British warships during th Battle of Matapan [appx 35.16N, 20.58E].
2-4 x Depth Charge Throwers (DCTs)

RM Giosue Carducci (DD)
Oriani
Oriani Class Drawing
RM Giosue Carducci
Odero-Terni-Orlando, Leghorn
28 March 1941: Sunk by British warships during the Battle of Matapan [appx 35.16N, 20.58E].
2-4 x Depth Charge Throwers (DCTs)

RM Vincenzo Gioberti (DD)
Oriani
Oriani Class Drawing
RM Vincenzo Gioberti
Odero-Terni-Orlando, Leghorn
9 August 1943: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine off La Spezia [44.04N, 09.23E].
2-4 x Depth Charge Throwers (DCTs)

Soldati Class, 1st Series

RM Alpino (DD)
Soldati, 1st Series
Soldati, 1st Series Class Drawing
RM Alpino (Right)
Cantieri Navali Riuniti, Ancona
19 April 1943: Sunk by British aircraft at La Spezia [44.07N, 09.49E].
1 x 37mm/54 A.A. Gun

RM Artigliere (DD)
Soldati, 1st Series
Soldati, 1st Series Class Drawing
RM Artigliere
12 October 1940: Sunk by British warships 70 nm SE of the coast of Sicily [36.22N, 16.11E].
1 x 37mm/54 A.A. Gun

RM Ascari (DD)
Soldati, 1st Series
Soldati, 1st Series Class Drawing
RM Ascari in 1941
24 March 1943: Mined North off Cape Bon, Tunisia [37.05N, 11.02E].
1 x 37mm/54 A.A. Gun

RM Aviere (DD)
RM Aviere
17 December 1942: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine North of Bizerte [37.16N, 09.52E].

RM Bersagliere (DD)
No Image Available
Cantieri Navali Riuniti, Palermo
7 January 1943: Sunk by USAAF aircraft at Palermo [38.07N, 13.22E].

RM Corazziere (DD)
No Image Available
9 September 1943: Scuttled at Genoa [44.25N, 08.56E].

RM Geniere (DD)
RM Geniere
1 March 1943: Sunk by USAAF aircraft at Palermo [38.07N, 13.22E].

RM Lanciere (DD)
RM Lanciere
23 March 1942: Sunk in storm SE of Malta [33.55N, 14.26E].

Soldati Class, 2nd Series (DD)

RM Bombardiere (DD)
Soldati, 2nd Series
Soldati, 2nd Series Class Drawing
RM Bombardiere in 1942
17 January 1943: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine W of Sicily [38.15N, 11.43E].
4 x 2: 20mm A.A. Guns

RM Corsaro (DD)
Soldati, 2nd Series
Soldati, 2nd Series Class Drawing
RM Corsaro
9 January 1943: Mined NE of Bizerte [37.16N, 09.552E].
4 x 2: 20mm A.A. Guns

Captured

RM Premuda (ex-Yugoslav "Dubrovnik") (DD)
ex-Yugoslav Dubrovnik
RM Premuda Drawing
RM Premuda
Yarrow, Great Britain
1932 (Completed)
17 April 1941: Captured by Italian forces at Cattara
January 1942: Operational in Italian Navy
9 September 1943: Captured by German forces at Genoa [44.25N, 08.56E].
2 x 15mm MGs

RM Sebenico (ex-Yugoslav "Beograd") (DD)
ex-Yugoslav Beograd Class
RM Sebenico Drawing
RM Sebenico
Ateliers & Chantiers de Loire, St. Nazaire, France
January 1939: Completed
17 April 1941: Captured by Italian forces at Cattara
August 1941: Commissioned into Italian Navy
9 September 1943: Captured by German forces at Venice [45.27N, 12.16E]. Recommissioned as German Navy TA 43.

RM Lubiana (ex-Yugoslav "Ljubljana") (DD)
ex-Yugoslav Beograd Class
RM Lubiana Drawing
RM Lubiana
Yarrow, Kraljevica, Yugoslavia
December 1939: Completed
17 April 1941: Captured by Italian forces at Sebenico Harbor
October 1942: Commissioned into Italian Navy
1 April 1943: Wrecked on the Tunisian coast near Cape Bon [37.05N, 11.02E].

RM FR-21 (ex-French "Lion") (DD)
ex-French “Guepard”
Guepard Class Drawing
RM FR 21 in 1943
Ateliers & Chantiers de France, Dunkirk, France
July 1927
21 January 1931: Completed
November 1942: Captured by Italian forces at Toulon
19 January 1943: Commissioned by Italy as FR-21
9 September 1943: Scuttled at La Spezia [44.07N, 09.49E].
1 x 25mm A.A. Gun
6 x 21” (533mm) Torpedo Tubes

Torpedo Boats (TB)

Audace Class (TB)

RM Audace (TB)
Torpedo Boat
Audace
Audace Class Drawing
RM Audace
Yarrow, Scotstoun, Great Britain
12 September 1943: Captured by German forces at Venice [45.27N, 12.26E]
829 tons (standard)

Pilo Class (TB)

RM Fratelli Cairoli (TB)
Torpedo Boat
Pilo
Pilo Class Torpedo Boat Drawing
NO IMAGES AVAILABLE
Pattison, Naples
23 December 1940: Mined off Misurata [32.22N, 15.06E]
900 tons (full load)
4 x 17.7” (450mm) Torpedo Tubes

RM Giuseppe Dezza (TB)
Torpedo Boat
Pilo
Pilo Class Torpedo Boat Drawing
NO IMAGES AVAILABLE
16 September 1943: Scuttled in Fiume Harbor [45.20N, 14.24E]. Seized and repaired by German forces, and recommissioned as TA35 on 9 June 1944.
900 tons (full load)
4 x 17.7” (450mm) Torpedo Tubes

RM Giuseppe Missori (TB)
Pilo
Pilo Class Torpedo Boat Drawing
RM Giuseppe Missori in November 1941
10 September 1943: Captured by German Forces in Durazzo Harbor [41.18N, 19.25E].
900 tons (full load)
4 x 17.7” (450mm) Torpedo Tubes

RM Simone Schiaffino (TB)
NO IMAGES AVAILABLE
24 April 1941: Mined NE of Tunis [36.47N, 10.11E].

Sirtori Class (TB)

RM Giovanni Acerbi (TB)
Sirtori
Sirtori Class Torpedo Boat Drawing
RM Giovanni Acerbi
4 April 1941: Sunk by British aircraft at Massawa [15.36N, 39.28E].

RM Vincenzo Giordano Orsini (TB)
Sirtori
Sirtori Class Torpedo Boat Drawing
RM Vincenzo Giordano Orsini
8 April 1941: Scuttle off Massawa [15.36N, 39.28E].

RM Giuseppe Sirtori (TB)
Sirtori
Sirtori Class Torpedo Boat Drawing
RM Giuseppe Sirtori
25 September 1943: Scuttled after sustainingheavy damage from German air attack off Corfu [39.40N, 19.45E].

RM Francesco Stocco (TB)
RM Francesco Stocco
24 September 1943: Sunk by German air attack at Corfu [39.40N, 19.45E].

La Masa Class (TB)

RM Angelo Bassini (TB)
La Masa
La Masa Class Torpedo Boat Drawing
RM Angelo Bassini
28 May 1943: Sunk by USAAF air attack at Leghorn [43.32N, 10.18E].

RM Enrico Cosenz (TB)
La Masa
La Masa Class Torpedo Boat Drawing
RM Enrico Cosenz
27 Sep 1943: Scuttled off Lagosta Is [42.45N, 16.52E] after being damaged by German aircraft.

RM Giuseppe La Farina (TB)
La Masa
La Masa Class Torpedo Boat Drawing
RM Giuseppe La Farina
4 May 1941: Mined off Kerkenna Is [34.34N, 11.04E].

RM Giuseppe La Masa (TB)
RM Giuseppe La Masa
11 September 1943: Scuttled while under repair at Naples [40.49N, 14.15E].
3 x 1 / 2 x 1: 17.7” (450mm) Torpedo Tubes

RM Giacomo Medici (TB)
16 April 1943: Sunk by USAAF aircraft at Catania Harbor [37.30N, 15.06E].
3 x 1 / 2 x 1: 17.7” (450mm) Torpedo Tubes

Palestro Class (TB)

RM Confienza (TB)
Palestro
Palestro Class Torpedo Boat Drawing
RM Confienza
Orlando, Leghorn
20 November 1940: Sunk following collision with merchant vessel off Brindisi [40.37N, 17.55E]
U/I x Mines

RM Palestro (TB)
Palestro
Palestro Class Torpedo Boat Drawing
RM Palestro
Orlando, Leghorn
22 September 1940: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine [41.18N, 19.25E]
U/I x Mines

RM San Martino (TB)
Palestro
Palestro Class Torpedo Boat Drawing
Orlando, Leghorn
9 September 1943: Captured by German forces at Piraeus [37.56N, 23.38E]. Recommissioned as German Navy TA 17 on 28 October 1943.
U/I x Mines

RM Solferino (TB)
RM Solferino
9 September 1943: Captured by German forces at Suda Bay [35.29N, 24.10E]. Recommissioned as German Navy TA 18 on 25 July 1944.

Generali Class (TB)

RM Generale Antonio Cantore (TB)
Generali
Generali Class Torpedo Boat Drawing
RM Generale Antonio Cantore
22 August 1942: Mined off Tobruk [32.04N, 23.59E]

RM Generale Antonio Cascino (TB)
Generali
Generali Class Torpedo Boat Drawing
RM Generale Antonio Cascino
9 September 1943: Scuttled at La Spezia [44.07N, 09.49E]

RM Generale Antonio Chinotto (TB)
Generali
Generali Class Torpedo Boat Drawing
28 March 1941: Mined North of Palermo [38.07N, 13.22E]

RM Generale Carlo Montanari (TB)
RM Generale Carlo Montanari (Left)
9 September 1943: Scuttled at La Spezia [44.07N, 09.49E]

RM Generale Achille Papa (TB)
RM Generale Achille Papa

RM Generale Marcello Prestinari (TB)
RM Generale Marcello Prestinari
31 January 1943: Mined West of Sicily [37.51N, 11.39E]

Curtatone Class (TB)

RM Calatafimi (TB)
Curtatone
Curtatone Class Torpedo Boat Drawing
RM Calatafimi
9 September 1943: Captured by German forces at Piraeus [37.57N, 23.27E]. Recommissioned as German Navy TA 19.
Original:
1942:
1943:
1942/43:
2 x 21” (533mm) Torpedo Tubes

RM Castelfidardo (TB)
Curtatone
Curtatone Class Torpedo Boat Drawing
RM Castalfidardo
9 September 1943: Captured by German forces at Suda Bay [35.29N, 24.10E]. Recommissioned as German Navy TA 16.
Original:
1942/43:
2 x 21” (533mm) Torpedo Tubes

RM Curtatone (TB)
Curtatone
Curtatone Class Torpedo Boat Drawing
RM Curtatone

Spica Class (TB)

RM Airone (TB)
Spica
Spica Class Torpedo Boat Drawing
RM Airone
12 October 1940: Sunk by British warships SE of Sicily [36.20N, 15.46E]
4 x 1: 17.7” (450mm) Torpedo Tubes

RM Alcione (TB)
Spica
Spica Class Torpedo Boat Drawing
RM Alcione
11 December 1941: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine N of Crete [35.39N, 24.45E]
4 x 1: 17.7” (450mm) Torpedo Tubes

RM Aldebaran (TB)
Spica
Spica Class Torpedo Boat Drawing
20 October 1941: Mined off Piraeus [37.57N, 23.37]
4 x 1: 17.7” (450mm) Torpedo Tubes

RM Altair (TB)
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RM Altair
20 October 1941: Mined off Piraeus [37.57N, 23.37]

RM Andromeda (TB)
17 March 1941: Sunk by British aircraft off Vlora [40.27N, 19.30E]
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RM Antares (TB)
28 May 1943: Sunk by US aircraft at Livorno [43.32N, 10.18E]

RM Ariel (TB)
12 October 1940: Sunk by British warship SE of Sicily [36.20N, 15.46E]

RM Calipso (TB)
RM Calipso
5 December 1940: Mined E of Tripoli [32.54N, 13.11E]

RM Canopo (TB)
Canitieri del Terreno, Riva Trigoso
3 May 1941: Sunk by British aircraft at Tripoli [32.54N, 13.11E]

RM Castore (TB)
RM Castore
2 June 1943: Sunk by Allied warships S of Calabria [39.00N, 16.30E]

RM Centauro (TB)
4 November 1942: Sunk by British aircraft in Benghazi Harbor [32.07N, 20.04E]

RM Cigno (TB)
16 April 1943: Sunk by British warships W of Siciliy [37.58N, 11.41E]

RM Circe (TB)
27 November 1942: Sunk as a result of a collision with an Italian merchant vessel N of Sicily [38.31N, 13.59E]

RM Climene (TB)
RM Climene
28 April 1943: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine W of Sicily [38.09N, 11.18E]

RM Lince (TB)
28 August 1943: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine when beached in Gulf of Taranto [40.07N, 17.19E]

RM Lira (TB)

RM Lupo (TB)
RM Lupo
2 December 1942: Sunk by British warships off Kerkenna Is [34.45N, 11.04E]

RM Pallade (TB)
RM Pallade
Bacini e Scali Napoletani, Naples
5 August 1943: Sunk by US aircraft in Naples Harbor [40.49N, 14.15E]

RM Partenope (TB)
Bacini e Scali Napoletani, Naples
11 September 1943: Scuttled in drydock at Naples Harbor [40.49N, 14.15E]

RM Perseo (TB)
RM Perseo
4 May 1943: Sunk by British warships E of Tunis [36.18N, 11.22E]

RM Pleiadi (TB)
RM Pleiadi
Bacini e Scali Napoletani, Naples
14 October 1941: Sunk by British aircraft at Tripoli [32,54N, 13.11E]

RM Polluce (TB)
RM Polluce
4 September 1942: Sunk by British aircraft N of Tobruk [32.11N, 24.02E]

RM Vega (TB)
RM Vega
10 January 1941: Sunk by British warships SE of Pantelleria [36.46N, 12.00E]

Captured (TB)

RM T-3 (ex-Yugoslav T-3) (TB)
ex-Yugoslav T1
RM T3
Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino, Trieste
April 1941: Captured and commissioned into the Italian Navy
16 September 1943: Captured by German forces in Fiume Harbor [45.20N, 14.24E]
U/I
4 x 1: 17.7” (450mm) Torpedo Tubes/td>

RM T-6 (ex-Yugoslav T-6) (TB)
ex-Yugoslav T5
Ganz-Danubius, Fiume
2 May 1941: Captured and commissioned into the Italian Navy
11 September 1943: Scuttled off Cesenatico (Adriatic Sea) [44.11N, 12.24E]
4 x 1: 17.7” (450mm) Torpedo Tubes/td>

RM T-7 (ex-Yugoslav T-7) (TB)
ex-Yugoslav T5
RM T7
Ganz-Danubius, Fiume
April 1941: Captured and commissioned into the Italian Navy
September 1943: Captured by German forces at Gravosa [42°39′N, 18°04′E]
4 x 1: 17.7” (450mm) Torpedo Tubes/td>

RM T8
Ganz-Danubius, Fiume
April 1941: Captured and commissioned into the Italian Navy
10 September 1943: Sunk by German aircraft NW of Dubrovnik [42.39N, 18.05E]

Destroyer Escorts (DE)

RM Insidioso (DE)
Destroyer Escort
Insidioso
Insidioso Class Destroyer Escort Drawing
RM Insidioso June 1941
Pattison, Naples
10 September 1943: Captured by German forces at Pola [44.52N, 13.50E] and commissioned into German Navy as TA 21 on 8 November 1943.
1 x 4”/45 Gun

Orsa Class (DE)

RM Pegaso (DE)
Destroyer Escort
Orsa
Orsa Class Destroyer Escort Drawing
RM Pegaso
11 September 1943: Scuttled in Pollensa Bay, Majorca [39.54N, 03.12E]

RM Procione (DE)
Destroyer Escort
Orsa
Orsa Class Destroyer Escort Drawing
9 September 1943: Scuttled in La Spezia Harbor [44.07N, 09.49E]

Animoso Class (DE)

RM Ardente (DE)
Animoso
Animoso Class Destroyer Escort Drawing
RM Ardente
12 January 1943: Sunk following collision with RM Grecale W of Sicily [37.59N, 11.05E]
4-6 x Depth Charge Throwers

RM Ardito (DE)
Animoso
Animoso Class Destroyer Escort Drawing
RM Ardito
16 September 1943: Captured by German forces at Portoferraio [42.48N, 10.18E], and recommissioned by the German Navy as TA 26.
4-6 x Depth Charge Throwers

RM Ciclone (DE)
Animoso
Animoso Class Destroyer Escort Drawing
Cantieri Riuniti dell’ Adriatico, Trieste
8 March 1942: Mined in the Strait of Sicily [37.19N, 11.19E]
4-6 x Depth Charge Throwers

RM Ghibli (DE)
RM Ghibli
Navalmeccanica, Castellammare di Stabia

RM Groppo (DE)
Navalmeccanica, Castellammare di Stabia
25 May 1943: Sunk by US arcraft at Messina [38.11N, 15.33E]

RM Impavido (DE)
RM Impavido
Cantieri Riuniti dell’ Adriatico, Trieste
16 September 1943: Captured by German forces at Portoferraio [42.48N, 10.18E], and recommissioned by the German Navy as TA 23.

RM Impetuoso (DE)
RM Impetuoso
Cantieri Riuniti dell’ Adriatico, Trieste
11 September 1943: Scuttled in Pollensa Bay, Majorca, Spain [39.54N, 03.12E]

RM Tifone (DE)
7 May 1943: Scuttled at Korbus, Tunisia [36.49N, 10.33E]

RM Uragano (DE)
RM Uragano
3 February 1943: Mined in Strait of Sicily [37.19N, 11.19E]

Corvettes (PGC)

Gabbiano Class (PGC)

RM Procellaria (PGC)
Corvette
Gabbiano
Gabbiano Class Corvette Drawing
Cerusa, Voltri
31 January 1943: Mined W of Sicily [37.55N, 11.18E]

RM Cicogna (PGC)
Corvette
Gabbiano
Gabbiano Class Corvette Drawing
24 July 1943: Wrecked after having been damaged by air attack and grounded off Messina [38.11N, 15.33E]

RM Antilope (PGC)
Corvette
Gabbiano
Gabbiano Class Corvette Drawing
9 September 1943: Captured by German forces at Leghorn [43.32N, 10.17E]. Designed Uj-6082 in the German Navy.

RM Gazzella (PGC)
5 August 1943: Mined N of Sardinia [41.15N, 08.55E]

RM Camoscio (PGC)
9 September 1943: Captured by German forces at Leghorn [43.32N, 10.18E]. Designed Uj-6081 in the German Navy.

RM Vespa (PGC)
Navalmeccanica, Castellammare di Stabia
11 September 1943: Captured by German forces at Pozzuoli [40.49N, 14.07E]. Designed Uj-2221 in the German Navy.

RM Artemide (PGC)
Cantieri Riuniti dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone
9 September 1943: Captured by German forces at Leghorn while under repair [43.32N, 10.18E]. Designed Uj-2226 in the German Navy.

RM Persefone (PGC)
Cantieri Riuniti dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone
9 September 1943: Scuttled in La Spezia Navy Yard [44.07N, 09.49E]. Repaired by the German Navy and designed Uj-2227.

RM Euterpe (PGC)
RM Euterpe In 1941
Cantieri Riuniti dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone
9 September 1943: Scuttled in La Spezia Navy Yard [44.07N, 09.49E]. Captured by German forces and renamed Uj-2228.

RM Berenice (PGC)
9 September 1943: Shelled and sunk by German artillery while attempting to leave Trieste [45.38N, 13.46E].

RM FR-51 (ex-Fr La Batailleuse) (PGC)
ex-French Elan Class Escort Minesweeper
Elan Class Escort Minesweeper Drawing
RM FR 51 In 1943 at La Spezia
Chantiers de Provence, Port de Bouc
December 1937
March 1940: Completed
8 December 1942: Captured at Bizerte by Italian forces and recommissioned into the Italian Navy on 28 January 1943.
9 September 1943: Scuttled in La Spezia Navy Yard [44.07N, 09.49E]. Captured by German forces and renamed SG 23.
2 x 3.5” Guns
1 x 40mm Gun

RM FR-52 (ex-Fr Commandant Riviere) (PGC)
ex-French Elan Class Escort Minesweeper
Elan Class Escort Minesweeper Drawing
Chantiers de Provence, Port de Bouc
November 1936
September 1939: Completed
8 December 1942: Captured at Bizerte by Italian forces and recommissioned into the Italian Navy on 1 January 1943.
9 September 1943: Sunk by air attack at Livorno [43.32N, 10.18E].
2 x 3.5” Guns
1 x 40mm Gun

Patrol Craft

RM Diana (PS)
Sloop
Diana
RM Diana
Cantieri Navale del Quarnaro, Fiume
29 June 1942: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine at Bomba Bay [45.27N, 12.26E]

RM Albatros (SC)
Submarine Chaser
Ex-Torpedo Boat
Cantieri Navali Riuniti, Palermo
27 September 1941: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine off Messina [38.11N, 15.33E]
U/I (full load)
2 x 27mm/54 Guns

Submarines (SS)

Transport Submarines (SS)

"R" Class (SS)

RM Remo (SS)
Transport Submarine
”R”
”R” Transport Submarine Drawing
Tosi, Taranto
15 July 1943: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine in the Gulf of Taranto [39.19N, 17.30E]
2,190 tons (surface)
2,600 tons (submerged)
14 kts (surface)
6.5 kts (submerged)
12,000 nm @ 9 kts (surface)
110 nm @ 35 kts (submerged)
Cargo: 610 metric tons
Hyperwar: Submarine Losses of World War II

RM Romolo (SS)
Transport Submarine
”R”
”R” Transport Submarine Drawing
RM Romolo
Tosi, Taranto
18 July 1943: Sunk by British aircraft off Augusta [37.20N, 16.18E]
2,190 tons (surface)
2,600 tons (submerged)
14 kts (surface)
6.5 kts (submerged)
12,000 nm @ 9 kts (surface)
110 nm @ 35 kts (submerged)
Cargo: 610 metric tons
Hyperwar: Submarine Losses of World War II

RM FR-111 (SS)
Transport Submarine
ex-French “Requin” Class
Ex-French “Phoque”
Brest Navy Yard, France
December 1942: Captured by German forces at Bizerte
6 January 1943: Commissioned into Italian navy as transport submarine
28 February 1943: Sunk by air attack off Cape Passaro [approx 36.40N, 15.11E]
U/I tons (standard)
975 tons (surface)
1,441 tons (submerged)
15.5 kts (surface)
9 kts (submerged)
U/I (surface)
U/I (submerged)
10 x 21” Torpedo Tubes (32 x Torpedoes) | 1 x 3.9”/40 Gun | 2 x 13.2mm Guns | N/A
Hyperwar: Submarine Losses of World War II

Minelaying Submarines (SS)

RM Pietro Micca (SS)
Mine-laying Submarine
Pietro Micca
Pietro Micca Class Mine-Laying Submarine Drawing
RM Pietro Micca
Tosi, Taranto
29 July 1943: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine in the Straits of Otranto [39-48 N, 18-43 E]
1,570 tons (surface)
15.5 kts (surface)
8.5 kts (submerged)
6,400 nm @ 9 kts (surface)
60 nm @ 4 kts (submerged)
4 x Fwd / 2 x Aft: 21” (533mm) Torpedo Tubes (10 torpedoes carried)

RM Foca (SS)
Mine-laying Submarine
Foca
Foca Class Mine-Laying Submarine Drawing
RM Foca
15 October 1940: Mined off Haifa, Palestine, while laying her own mines [32.53N, 34.52E]
16 kts (surface)
8 kts (submerged)
4 x Fwd / 2 x Aft: 21” (533mm) Torpedo Tubes (8 torpedoes carried)

Coastal Submarines (SS)

Argonauta Class (SS)

RM Argonauta (SS)
Coastal Submarine
Argonauta
Argonauta Class Coastal Submarine
RM Argonauta
28 June 1940: Sunk by British aircraft in the central Mediterranean [37.29N, 19.51E]
665 tons (surface)
810 tons (submerged)
8 kts (submerged)
4,900 nm @ 9.5 kts (surface)
6 x 21” (533mm) Torpedo Tubes (12 torpedoes carried)
1 x 4”/35 Gun

RM Fisalia (SS)
Coastal Submarine
Argonauta
Argonauta Class Coastal Submarine Drawing
28 September 1941: Depth-charged and sunk by British warship off Jaffa [32.19N, 34.17E]
665 tons (surface)
810 tons (submerged)
4,900 nm @ 9.5 kts (surface)
6 x 21” (533mm) Torpedo Tubes (12 torpedoes carried)
1 x 4”/35 Gun

RM Jantina (SS)
Coastal Submarine
Argonauta
Argonauta Class Coastal Submarine Drawing
Odero-Terni-Orlando, Muggiano (La Spezia)
5 July 1941: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine in the Aegean Sea [37.30N, 25.00E]
810 tons (submerged)
4,900 nm @ 9.5 kts (surface)
6 x 21” (533mm) Torpedo Tubes (12 torpedoes carried)

RM Medusa (SS)
Argonauta Class Coastal Submarine
RM Medusa
30 January 1942: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine off Istria [44.55N, 13.46E]

RM Salpa (SS)
Argonauta Class Coastal Submarine
RM Salpa
27 June 1941: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine off Marsa Matruh [32.05N, 26.47E]

RM Serpente (SS)
RM Serpente
12 September 1943: Scuttled following Italy’s armistice off Ancona [43.36N, 13.29E]

Sirena Class (SS)

RM Ametista (SS)
Sirena
Sirena Class Coastal Submarine
RM Ametista
Odero-Terni-Orlando, Muggiano (La Spezia)
12 September 1943: Scuttled following Italy’s armistice off Ancona [43.36N, 13.29E]

RM Anfitrite (SS)
Sirena Class Coastal Submarine Drawing
6 March 1941: Scuttled after having been depth-charged by British warships in the Aegean Sea [34.55N, 26.43E]

RM Diamante (SS)
Sirena
Sirena Class Coastal Submarine
RM Diamante
20 June 1940: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine off Tobruk [32.42N, 23.49E]

RM Naiade (SS)
Sirena Class Coastal Submarine Drawing
14 December 1940: Depth-charged by British warships than scuttled off Bardia [32.03N, 25.26E]

RM Nereide (SS)
Sirena
Sirena Class Coastal Submarine
RM Nereide
13 July 1943: Depth-charged and sunk by British warships off Augusta, Sicily [37.25N, 16.07E]

RM Ondina (SS)
Sirena Class Coastal Submarine Drawing
11 July 1942: Depth-charged and sunk by South African warships off Beirut [34.35N, 34.56E]

RM Rubino (SS)
29 June 1940: Sunk by British aircraft in the Ionan Sea [39.10N, 18.49E]

RM Sirena (SS)
RM Sirena
9 September 1943: Scuttled in La Spezia harbor [44.06N, 09.50E]

RM Smeraldo (SS)
16 September 1941: Sunk due to unkown causes in the central Mediterranean, possibly off Sollum [U/I]

RM Topazio (SS)
RM Topazio
12 September 1943: Sunk in error by British aircraft after armistice southeast of Sardinia [44.06N, 09.50E]

RM Zaffiro (SS)
RM Zaffiro
Odero-Terni-Orlando, Muggiano (La Spezia)
9 June 1942: Sunk by British aircraft in the western Mediterranean [34.20N, 24.09E]

Perla Class (SS)

RM Ambra (SS)
Perla
Perla Class Coastal Submarine
RM Ambra
9 September 1943: Scuttled in La Spezia Harbor [44.06N, 09.50E]

RM Berillo (SS)
Perla
Perla Class Coastal Submarine Drawing
2 October 1940: Depth-charged and sunk by British warships off north coast of Egypt. [33.09N, 26.24E]

RM Corallo (SS)
Perla
Perla Class Coastal Submarine Drawing
13 December 1942: Sunk by British warship off Bougie. [36.58N, 05.07E]

RM Gemma (SS)
Perla Class Coastal Submarine
RM Gemma
8 October 1940: Sunk in error by Italian submarine TRICHECO in the Aegean Sea [36.00N, 28.00E]

RM Iride (SS)
Perla Class Coastal Submarine
RM Iride
22 August 1940: Sunk by British aircraft in the Gulf of Bomba. [32.03N, 24.07E]

RM Malachite (SS)
Perla Class Coastal Submarine Drawing
9 February 1943: Torpedoed and sunk by Dutch submarine south of Sardinia. [38.42N, 08.52E]

RM Perla (SS)
RM Perla
9 July 1942: Captured by British corvette off Beirut. [33.50N, 35.19E]

Adua Class (SS)

RM Adua (SS)
Adua
Adua Class Coastal Submarine
RM Adua
30 September 1941: Depth-charged and sunk by British warships in the western Mediterranean. [37.10N, 00.56E]

RM Aradam (SS)
Adua
Adua Class Coastal Submarine Drawing
9 February 1943: Scuttled to avoid capture in Genoa harbor. [44.24N, 08.56E]

RM Ascianghi (SS)
Adua
Adua Class Coastal Submarine
RM Ascianghi
23 July 1943: Depth-charged and sunk by British warships. [37.09N, 14.22E]

RM Axum (SS)
Adua Class Coastal Submarine
RM Axum
28 December 1943: Grounded, than scuttled, on west coast of Morea (Greece). [approx 39.04N, 26.01E]

RM Beilul (SS)
Adua Class Coastal Submarine Drawing
9 September 1943: Captured by German forces in Monfalcone harbor. [45.47N, 13.32E]

RM Dagabur (SS)
Adua Class Coastal Submarine Drawing
12 August 1942: Rammed and sunk by British warship off Algiers. [37.18N, 01.55E]

RM Dessie (SS)
RM Dessie
28 November 1942: Depth-charged and sunk by British warships off Bone. [37.48N, 02.14E]

RM Durbo (SS)
18 October 1940: Depth-charged and sunk by British warships east of Gibraltar. [35.54N, 04.17W]

RM Gondar (SS)
30 November 1940: Scuttled after receiving damage from British warships off Alexandria. [31.33N, 28.33E]

RM Lafole (SS)
20 October 1940: Depth-charged, rammed, and sunk by British warships north of Melilla. [36.00N, 03.00W]

RM Macalle (SS)
15 June 1940: Sunk after crew died due to poisoning from fumes within the submarine while in the Red Sea. [19.00N, 38.00E]

RM Neghelli (SS)
19 January 1941: Sunk by British warship in the Aegean Sea. [U/I]

RM Scire (SS)
10 August 1942: Sunk by British trawler off Haifa. [33.00N, 34.00E]

RM Tembien (SS)
2 August 1941: Rammed and sunk by British warship in the Straits of Sicily. [36.21N, 12.40E]

RM Uarsciek (SS)
RM Uarsciek
15 December 1942: Sunk by Allied warships south of Malta. [35.08N, 14.22E]

RM Uebi Scebeli (SS)
29 June 1940: Depth-charged and sunk by British warships west of Crete. [35.29N, 20.06E]

Argo Class (SS)

RM Argo (SS)
Argo
Argo Class Coastal Submarine
RM Argo
11 September 1943: Scuttled to avoid capture in Monfalcone. [45.47N, 13.32E]

RM Velella (SS)
Argo
Argo Class Coastal Submarine
RM Velella
7 September 1942: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine in the Gulf of Salerno. [40.07N, 14.50E]

Acciaio Class (SS)

RM Acciaio (SS)
Acciaio
Acciaio Class Coastal Submarine
RM Accaiao
13 July 1943: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine north of Messina Straits. [38.30N, 15.49E]
45 - 50

RM Alabastro (SS)
Acciaio
Acciaio Class Coastal Submarine
RM Alabastro
14 September 1942: Sunk by British aircraft south of Balearic Island. [37.28N, 04.34E]
45 - 50

RM Argento (SS)
Acciaio
Acciaio Class Coastal Submarine
RM Argento
3 August 1943: Depth-charged and sunk by US warship off Pantelleria. [36.52N, 12.08E]
45 - 50

RM Asteria (SS)
RM Asteria
17 February 1943: Scuttled after having been depth-charged by British warships off Bougie. [37.14N, 04.27E]

RM Avorio (SS)
RM Avorio
9 February 1943: Depth-charged and sunk by Canadian warship off Bougie. [37.10N, 06.42E]

RM Bronzo (SS)
12 July 1943: Captured by British minesweepers off Syracuse. [37.06N, 15.24E]

RM Cobalto (SS)
12 August 1942: Rammed and sunk by British warship north of Bizerte. [37.39N, 10.00E]

RM Granito (SS)
9 November 1942: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine near Capo San Vito, Sicily. [38.34N, 12.00E]

RM Porfido (SS)
RM Porfido in 1942
6 December 1942: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine off Bone. [38.10N, 08.35E]

RM Volframio (SS)
RM Volframio
8 September 1943: Scuttled in La Spezia harbor. [44.06N, 09.50E]

Captured (SS)

ex-Yugoslav "Smeli" Class (SS)

RM Antonio Bajamonti (SS)
ex-Yugoslav “Smeli” Class
ex-Yugoslav “Smeli”
Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Nantes, France
17 April 1941: Captured by Italian forces at Cattaro.
9 September 1943: Scuttled at La Spezia [44.07N, 09.49E].
U/I (submerged)
U/I (surface)
4 x Fwd / 2 x Aft: 21.7” Torpedo Tubes (8 torpedoes carried)

RM Francesco Rismondo (SS)
ex-Yugoslav “Smeli” Class
ex-Yugoslav “Smeli”
RM Francesco Rismondo
Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Nantes, France
17 April 1941: Captured by Italian forces at Cattaro.
14 September 1943: Captured by German forces at Bonifacio [41.22N, 09.08E], and scuttled there on 18 September 1943.
U/I (submerged)
U/I (surface)
4 x Fwd / 2 x Aft: 21.7” Torpedo Tubes (8 torpedoes carried)

Medium Cruise Submarines (SS)

Mameli Class (SS)

RM Pier Capponi (SS)
Medium Cruise Submarine
Mameli
Mameli Class Medium Cruise Submarine Drawing
RM Pier Capponi In 1940/1941
31 March 1941: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine south of Stromboli [38.32N, 15.15E]
17.2 kts (surface)

Bandiera Class (SS)

RM Santorre Santarosa (SS)
Medium Cruise Submarine
Bandiera
Bandiera Class Medium Cruise Submarine Drawing
RM Santorre Santarosa
20 January 1943: Torpedoed by British MTB and later scuttled off Tripoli [37.10N, 03.15E]
4 x Fwd / 4 x Aft: 21” (533mm) Torpedo Tubes (12 torpedoes carried)

Squalo Class (SS)

RM Delfino (SS)
Medium Cruise Submarine
Squalo
Squalo Class Medium Cruise Submarine Drawing
RM Delfino
Cantieri Riuniti dell ‘Adriatico, Monfalcone
23 March 1943: Sunk in error by wrong handling by pilot boat off Taranto [40.27N, 17.11E]

RM Narvalo (SS)
Squalo
Squalo Class Medium Cruise Submarine Drawing
RM Narvalo
Cantieri Riuniti dell ‘Adriatico, Monfalcone
14 January 1943: Scuttled after having been depth-charged by British warships off Tripoli [34.08N, 16.04E]

RM Tricheco (SS)
Squalo
Squalo Class Medium Cruise Submarine Drawing
RM Tricheco
Cantieri Riuniti dell ‘Adriatico, Monfalcone
18 March 1942: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine off Brindisi [40.45N, 17.56E]

Settembrini Class (SS)

RM Luigi Settembrini (SS)
Settembrini
Settembrini Class Medium Cruise Submarine Drawing
RM Luigi Settembrini
15 November 1944: Sunk in error by US warship in western Atlantic [32.18N, 64.45W]

Ocean-Going Submarines (SS)

Balilla Class (SS)

RM Antonio Sciesa (SS)
Ocean-Going Submarine
Balilla
Balilla Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
NO OTHER IMAGES AVAILABLE
7 November 1942: Damaged by US aircraft at Tobruk [32.05N, 23.59E], and subsequently scuttled near there.

Archimede Class (SS)

RM Ferraris (SS)
Ocean-Going Submarine
Archimede
Archimede Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
RM Ferraris
25 October 1941: Heavily damaged by British aircraft and warships, and scuttled in the North Atlantic [37.07N, 14.19W]

RM Galilei (SS)
Ocean-Going Submarine
Archimede
Archimede Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
RM Ferraris
19 October 1940: Captured by British forces in the Red Sea off Aden Peninsula [19.45N, 45.00E]

Glauco Class (SS)

RM Glauco (SS)
Glauco
Glauco Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
RM Glauco
27 June 1941: Scuttled West of Gibraltar after having been damaged by gunfire from British forces [35.06N, 12.41W]

Calvi Class (SS)

RM Pietro Calvi (SS)
Calvi
Calvi Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
RM Pietro Calvi
15 July 1942: Scuttled after being damaged by British warships South of the Azores [30.35N, 25.58W]
11,400 nm x 8 kts (surface)

RM Giuseppe Finzi (SS)
Calvi
Calvi Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
RM Giuseppe Finzi
9 September 1943: Captured by German forces at Bordeaux, France [44.49N, 00.34W] and renumbered UIT-21.
11,400 nm x 8 kts (surface)

RM Enrico Tazzoli (SS)
Calvi
Calvi Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
RM Enrico Tazzoli
May 1943: Sunk by aircraft in Bay of Biscay [45.00N, 03.00E]
11,400 nm x 8 kts (surface)

Marcello Class (SS)

RM Barbarigo (SS)
Marcello
Marcello Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
RM Barbarigo
Cantieri Riuniti dell Adriatico, Monfalcone
19 June 1943: Sunk by aircraft in Bay of Biscay [45.00N, 03.00E]

RM Emo (SS)
Marcello
Marcello Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
Cantieri Riuniti dell Adriatico, Monfalcone
10 November 1942: Scuttled after having been depth-charged by British warship off Algiers [36.45N, 03.03E]

RM Marcello (SS)
Marcello
Marcello Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
RM Marcello
Cantieri Riuniti dell Adriatico, Monfalcone
22 February 1941: Sunk by British warships in the North Atlantic [U/I]

RM Mocenigo (SS)
RM Mocenigo
13 May 1943: Sunk by US aircraft in Cagliari Harbor, Sardinia [39.13N, 09.07E]

RM Morosini (SS)
RM Morosini
11 August 1942: Sunk by British aircraft in the Bay of Biscay [45.00N, 03.00W]

RM Nani (SS)
RM Nani
7 January 1941: Sunk by British warship in the North Atlantic [62.48N, 24.32W]

RM Provana (SS)
17 June 1940: Rammed and sunk by French warship off Oran [35.41N, 00.38W]

RM Veniero (SS)
7 June 1942: Sunk by British aircraft in Western Mediterranean [38.21N, 03.21E]

Cappellini Class (SS)

RM Comandante Cappellini (SS)
Cappellini
RM Comandante Cappellini
10 September 1943: Captured by Japanese forces at Sabang [05.55N, 95.19E] and transferred to Germany. Recommissioned into the German Navy as UIT 24.

RM Comandante Faa di Bruno (SS)
Cappellini
8 November 1940: Sunk by British warship in the North Atlantic [56.01N, 17.50W].

Brin Class (SS)

RM Galvani (SS)
Brin
Brin Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
RM Galvani
24 June 1940: Depth-charged and sunk by British warship in the Persian Gulf [25.55N, 56.55E].

RM Guglielmotti (SS)
Brin
Brin Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
RM Guglielmotti
17 March 1942: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine off Calabria [37.42N, 15.58E].

RM Archimede (SS)
Brin
Brin Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
RM Archimede
15 April 1943: Sunk by US aircraft off Brazilian coast [03.23S, 30.28W].

RM Torricelli (SS)
23 June 1940: Scuttled following engagement with British warships in the Red Sea off Perim Island [12.34N, 43.16E].

Liuzzi Class (SS)

RM Alpino Bagnolini (SS)
Liuzzi
Liuzzi Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
RM Alpino Bagnolini
(Image Source: Warships of World War 2)
10 September 1943: Captured by German forces at Bordeaux, France [44.49N, 00.34W], and renumbered UIT 22.
13000 nm @ 8 kts (surface)

RM Reginaldo Giuliani (SS)
Liuzzi
Liuzzi Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
RM Reginaldo Giuliani under attack by British aircraft in the Bay of Biscay
(Image Source: Warships of World War 2)
10 September 1943: Captured by Japanese forces at Singapore [01.15N, 103.49E], and transferred to Germany as UIT 23.
13000 nm @ 8 kts (surface)

RM Console Generale Liuzzi (SS)
Liuzzi
Liuzzi Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
RM Console Generale Liuzzi
(Image Source: Warships of World War 2)
27 June 1940: Scuttled after sustaining damage from British warships south of Crete [33.46N, 27.27E]
13000 nm @ 8 kts (surface)

RM Capitano Tarantini (SS)
RM Capitano Tarantini
15 December 1940: Sunk by British submarine in the Bay of Biscay [45.25N, 01.22W]

Marconi Class (SS)

RM Maggiore Baracca (SS)
Marconi
Marconi Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
RM Maggiore Baracca
8 September 1941: Rammed and sunk by British warship in the Atlantic [40.30N, 21.15W]

RM Michele Bianchi (SS)
Marconi
Marconi Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
RM Michele Bianchi
7 August 1941: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine west of Gibraltar [34.48N, 13.04W]

RM Leonardo da Vinci (SS)
Marconi
Marconi Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
RM Leonardo da Vinci
23 May 1943: Sunk by British warships NE of Azores [42.16N, 15.40W]

RM Alessandro Malaspina (SS)
NO OTHER IMAGES AVAILABLE
21 September 1941: Sunk by British aircraft in North Atlantic [Unknown]

RM Guglielmo Marconi (SS)
RM Guglielmo Marconi
28 October – 4 December 1941: Unknown causes in the Atlantic [Unknown]

RM Luigi Torelli (SS)
RM Luigi Torelli
10 September 1943: Captured by Japanese forces at Singapore [01.15N, 103.49E], and transferred to the German Navy as UIT 25.

Cagni Class (SS)

RM Ammiraglio Caracciolo (SS)
Cagni
Cagni Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
RM Ammiraglio Caracciolo
11 December 1941: Scuttled after being damaged by British warship off Bardia [32.09N, 25.19E]
107 nm @ 3.5 kts (submerged)
14 x 17.7” (450mm) Torpedo Tubes (36 torpedoes carried)

RM Ammiraglio Millo (SS)
Cagni
Cagni Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
NO OTHER IMAGES AVAILABLE
14 March 1942: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine in the Ionian Sea [38.27N, 16.37E]
107 nm @ 3.5 kts (submerged)
14 x 17.7” (450mm) Torpedo Tubes (36 torpedoes carried)

RM Ammiraglio Saint-Bon (SS)
Cagni
Cagni Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
RM Ammiraglio Saint-Bon
5 January 1942: Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine north of Sicily [38.22N,15.22E]
107 nm @ 3.5 kts (submerged)
14 x 17.7” (450mm) Torpedo Tubes (36 torpedoes carried)

Flutto, I Series Class (SS)

RM Flutto (SS)
Flutto, I Series
Flutto Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
RM Flutto
11 July 1943: Sunk by British MTBs off east coast of Sicily. [37.34N, 15.43 E]
2 x 20mm/70 A.A. Guns and / or

RM Gorgo (SS)
Flutto, I Series
Flutto Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
21 May 1943: Sunk by US warship off Algerian coast. [36.01N, 00.34W]
2 x 20mm/70 A.A. Guns and / or

RM Murena (SS)
Flutto, I Series
Flutto Class Ocean-Going Submarine Drawing
RM Murena
9 September 1943: Scuttled at La Spezia harbor [44.06N, 09.50E], refloated by the German Navy and renumbered UIT 16.
2 x 20mm/70 A.A. Guns and / or

RM Nautilo (SS)
10 September 1943: Scuttled in Venice harbor [45.26N, 12.20E] , captured by German forces and renumbered UIT 19.

RM Sparide (SS)
9 September 1943: Scuttled at La Spezia [44.06N, 09.50E], captured by German forces and redesignated UIT 15.

RM Tritone (SS)
RM Tritone
19 January 1943: Sunk by Allied warships off Bougie [37.06N, 05.22E].

RM San Giorgio (AG)
Tubruq, Libya
Coast Defense Ship
Ex-Armored Cruiser
RM San Giorgio 1940 Drawing
RM San Giorgio
R. Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia (R. Naval Yard, Castellammare di Stabia)
1937-1938: Reconstructed at R. Arsenale, La Spezia (R. Naval Yard, La Spezia)
June 1938: Recommissioned
22 January 1941: Scuttled at Tobruk, Libya [32.04N, 23.59E]