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by Don Kindell

ITALIAN, GREEK and YUGOSLAVIAN NAVY SHIPS, JUNE 1940

RN Caio Duilio, Italian battleship. Note: RN - Regia Nave or Royal Ship in Italian (Maritime Quest, click to enlarge)

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Contents

 

Royal Italian Navy - Royal Greek Navy - Royal Yugoslavian Navy

 


 

 

 

 

ROYAL ITALIAN NAVY

 

Contents

1.Mainland Italy - 2. Sardinia and Sicily 3. Overseas (Dodecanese, Libya, Red Sea)

 

 

1. Mainland Italy

 

 

LA SPEZIA

 

Battleship - CAIO DUILO (comp 10 May 15) refitting until 15 Jul

 

2nd Torpedo Boat Division - GENERALE ACHILLE PAPA (comp 9 Feb 22), GENERALE ANTONINO CASCINO (8 May 22), GENERALE ANTONIO CHINOTTO (26 Sep 21), GENERALE CARLO MONTANARI (9 Nov 22)

 

12th Torpedo Boat Division - ALDEBARAN (comp 6 Dec 36), ALTAIR (23 Dec 36), ANDROMEDA (6 Dec 36), ANTARES (23 Dec 36)

 

16th Torpedo Boat Division - CALATAFIMI (comp 24 May 24), CASTELFIDARDO (7 Mar 24), CURTATONE (21 Jun 23), MONZAMBANO (4 Jun 24)

 

Torpedo boats (unattached) - AUDACE (comp 1 Mar 17), ALBATROS (comp 10 Nov 34), ex-submarine chaser, reclassified 1938

 

Ocean-going submarines

 

12th Submarine Squadron - COMMANDANTE CAPPELLINI (comp 23 Sep 39), COMMANDANTE FAA DI BRUNO (23 Oct 39)

 

16th Submarine Squadron - minelayers FOCA (comp 6 Nov 37), PIETRO MICCA (1 Oct 35)

 

40th Submarine Squadron - ANTONIO SCIESA (comp 12 Apr 29), BALILLA (21 Jul 28), ENRICO TOTI (19 Sep 28)

 

41st Submarine Squadron - CONSOLE GENERALE LUIZZI (comp 21 Nov 39)

 

48th Submarine Squadron - ONDINA (comp 19 Sep 34)

 

Medium submarines

 

13th Submarine Squadron - BERILLO (comp 5 Aug 36)

 

52nd Submarine Squadron - AMETISTA (comp 1 Apr 34), JALEA (16 Mar 33), JANTINA (1 Mar 33), ZAFFIRO (4 Jun 34)

 

Small submarines - H.1 (comp 23 Dec 16), H.2 (15 Dec 16), H.4 (15 May 17), H.6 (23 Jul 17), H.8 (27 Jun 18)

 

Gunboats - PALLEGRINO MATTEUCI (blt 1924), RIMINI (1912)

 

MAS Flotilla - 20 motor torpedo boats

 

 

NAPLES

 

9th Battleship Squadron – LITTORIO at Ansaldo bldg to comp 2 Aug

 

2nd Cruiser Division (Ammiraglio di Divisione Casardi) - light cruiser BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI (comp 10 Feb 32)

 

Cruiser Division 7 (Ammiraglio di Divisione Sansonetti) - light cruisers EMANUELE FILIBERTO DUCO D'AOSTA (comp 13 Jul 35), MUZIO ATTENDOLO (7 Aug 35), RAIMONDO MONTECUCOLI (30 Jun 35)

 

13th Destroyer Division - ALPINO (comp 20 Apr 39), BERSAGLIERE (1 Apr 39), FUCLIERE (10 Jan 39), GRANATIERE (1 Feb 39)

 

Torpedo boats (unattached) - GENERALE ANTONIO CANTORE (comp 1 Jul 21), GIUSEPPE LA FARINA (18 Mar 19)

 

5th Torpedo Boat Division - FRATELLI CAIROLI (comp 1 May 15), GIUSEPPE CESARE ABBA (6 Jul 15), GIUSEPPE DEZZA (1 Jan 16), SIMONE SCHIAFFINO (7 Nov 15)

 

8th Torpedo Boat Division - LIBRA (comp 19 Jan 38), LINCE (1 Apr 38), LIRA (1 Jan 38), LUPO (28 Feb 38)

 

10th Torpedo Boat Division - PERSEO (comp 1 Feb 36), SAGITTARIO (8 Oct 36), SIRIO (1 Mar 36), VEGA (12 Oct 36)

 

Ocean-going submarines

 

12th Submarine Squadron - GLAUCO (comp 20 Sep 35), MOCENIGO (14 Aug 38), VENIERO (5 Jun 38)

 

21st Submarine Squadron - PROVANA (comp 25 Jun 38)

 

22nd Submarine Squadron - BARBARIGO (comp 19 Sep 38), EMO (14 Oct 38), LEONARDO DA VINCI (7 Apr 40), MOROSINI (comp 9 Nov 38)

 

40th Submarine Squadron - DOMENICO MILLELIRE (comp 11 Aug 28)

 

Submarine (unattached) - NANI (comp 5 Sep 38)

 

Medium submarine

 

71st Submarine Squadron - ADUA (comp 14 Nov 36)

 

Auxiliary minelayers - BUFFOLUTO (blt 1924), PANIGAGLIA (1923), VALLELUNGA (1924)

 

MAS Flotilla - 6 Motor Torpedo Boats

 

 

TARANTO

 

5th Battleship Division (Ammiraglio di Divisione Brivonesi) - CONTE DE CAVOUR (comp 1 Apr 15), GUILIO CESARE (14 May 14)

 

9th Battleship Division - VITTORIO VENETO at Trieste bldg to comp 2 Aug

 

1st Cruiser Division (Ammiraglio di Divisione Matteucci) - heavy cruiser FIUME (comp 23 Nov 31), GORIZIA (23 Dec 31), ZARA (20 Oct 31)

 

4th Cruiser Division (Ammiraglio di Divisione Marenco) - light cruiser ALBERTO DE GUISSANO (comp 5 Feb 31), ARMANDO DIAZ (29 Apr 33)

 

7th Cruiser Division (Ammiraglio di Divisione Sansonetti) - light cruiser EUGENIO DI SAVOIA (comp 16 Jan 36)

 

8th Cruiser Division - (Ammiraglio di Divisione Legnani) - light cruisers GUISEPPE GARIBALDI (comp 20 Dec 37), LUIGI DI SAVOIA DUCA DEGLI ABRUZZI (1 Dec 37)

 

7th Destroyer Division - DARDO (comp 25 Jan 32), FRECCIA (21 Oct 31), SAETTA (10 May 32), STRALE (6 Feb 32)

 

8th Destroyer Division - BALENO (comp 15 Jun 32), FOLGORE (1 Jul 32), FULMINE (14 Sep 32), LAMPO (13 Aug 32)

 

14th Destroyer Division - ANTONIO DA NOLI (comp 29 Dec 29), LANZEROTTO MALOCELLO (18 Jan 30), LEONE PANCALDO (30 Nov 29), UGOLINO VIVALDI (6 Mar 30)

 

15th Destroyer Division - ALVISE DE MOSTA (comp 15 Mar 31), ANTONIO PIGAFETTA (1 May 31), GIOVANNI DA VERAZZANO (25 Sep 30), NICOLO ZENO (27 May 30)

 

16th Destroyer Division - ANTONIOTTO USODIMARE (comp 21 Nov 29), EMANUELE PESSAGNO (10 Mar 30), LUCA TARIGO (16 Nov 29), NICOLOSO DA RECCO (20 May 30)

 

3rd Torpedo Boat Division - FRANCESCO STOCCO (comp 19 Jul 17), GENERALE MARCELLO PRESTINARI (17 Aug 22), GIACINTO CARINI (30 Nov 17), GUISEPPE LA MASA (28 Sep 17)

 

6th Torpedo Boat Division - ANTONIO MOSTO (comp 7 Jul 15), GIUSEPPE MISSORI (7 Mar 16), GIUSEPPE SIRTORI (22 Dec 16), ROSOLINO PILO (25 May 15)

 

Ocean-going submarines

 

22nd Submarine Squadron - GUGLIELMO MARCONI (comp 20 Feb 40)

 

12th Submarine Squadron - OTARIO (comp 20 Oct 35)

 

42nd Submarine Squadron - BRIN (comp 30 Jun 38)

 

49th Submarine Squadron - minelayers ATROPO (comp 14 Feb 39), ZOEA (12 Feb 38)

 

Medium submarines

 

13th Submarine Squadron - GEMMA (comp 8 Jul 36)

 

14th Submarine Squadron - ARGO (comp 31 Aug 37), VELELLA (1 Sep 37)

 

43rd Submarine Squadron - LUIGI SETTEMBRINI (comp 25 Jan 32), RUGGIERO SETTIMO (25 Apr 32)

 

45th Submarine Squadron - SALPA (comp 12 Dec 32)

 

47th Submarine Squadron - MALACHITE (comp 6 Nov 36)

 

49th Submarine Squadron - FILIPPO CORRODONI (comp 17 Nov 31)

 

61st Submarine Squadron - ARGONAUTA (comp 1 Jan 32), FISALA (5 Jun 32), NAIADE (14 Nov 33), SIRENA (2 Oct 33), SMERALDO (29 Nov 33)

 

62nd Submarine Squadron - DIAMANTE (comp 18 Nov 33), GALATEA (25 Jun 34), TOPAZIO (28 Apr 34)

 

Submarine (unattached) - MARCANTONIO BRAGADIN (comp 16 Nov 31)

 

Escort vessels (old gunboats) - CIRENE (blt 1912), GALANTE (1912)

 

Minelayers - AZIO (blt 1927), GALLIPOLI (1911), OTRANTO (1911), VIESTE (1918)

 

MAS Flotilla - 8 motor torpedo boats

 

 

BRINDISI and BARI

 

Destroyers - AUGO RIBOTY (comp 5 May 17), CARLO MIRABELLO (24 Aug 16)

 

MAS Flotilla - 8 motor torpedo boats

 

 

TRIESTE

 

Battleship - ANDREA DORIA (comp 13 Mar 16) refitting until 26 Oct

 

15th Torpedo Boat Division - CONFIENZA (comp 25 Apr 23), PALESTRO (26 Jan 21)

 

7th Torpedo Boat Division - ANGELO BASSINI (comp 1 May 18), ENRICO COSENZ (13 Jun 19), GIACOMO MEDICI (13 Sep 18), NICOLA FABRIZI (12 Jul 18)

 

Medium submarines

 

47th Submarine Squadron - AMBRA (comp 4 Aug 36), RUBINO (21 Mar 34)

 

Small submarines

 

37th Submarine Squadron - X.2 (comp 1 Feb 18), X.3 (27 Aug 18), both laid up 16 Sep 40

 

Gunboat - ERNESTO GIOVANNINI (comp 30 Apr 22)

 

MAS Flotilla - 8 motor torpedo boats

 

 

 

2. Sardinia and Sicily

 

 

CAGLIARI

 

4th Torpedo Boat Division - ORIONE (comp 31 Mar 38), ORSA (31 Mar 38), PEGASO (30 Mar 38), PROCIONE (30 Mar 38)

 

9th Torpedo Boat Division – ASTORE (May 35), sold to Sweden in Jan 40, renamed REMUS on 27 Mar 40, dep Spezia on 14 Apr and Naples 18 Apr for Sweden, CANOPO (comp 31 Mar 37), CASSIOPEA (26 Apr 37), SPICA (30 May 35), as Astore, renamed ROMULUS

 

Ocean-going submarines

 

11th Submarine Squadron - ENRICO TAZZOLI (comp 18 Apr 36), ETTORE FIERAMOSCA (1 Apr 30), GIUSEPPE FINZI (8 Jan 36), PIETRO CALVI (comp 16 Oct 35)

 

21st Submarine Squadron - DANDOLO (comp 25 Mar 38), MARCELLO (5 Mar 38)

 

41st Submarine Squadron - ALPINO BAGNOLINI (comp 21 Dec 39), CAPITANO TARANTINI (16 Mar 40)

 

New submarine construction (unattached) - LUIGI TORELLI (comp 15 May 40), tc  \l 1 "New construction, unattached "MICHELE BIANCHI (15 Apr 40), REGINALDO GIULIANI (3 Feb 40)

 

Medium submarines

 

13th Submarine Squadron - ONICE (comp 1 Sep 36)

 

14th Submarine Squadron - IRIDE (comp 6 Nov 36) modifying to carry human torpedoes (Siluri a Lenta Corsa or SLC's)

 

71st Submarine Squadron - ALAGI (comp 6 Feb 37), ARADAM (16 Jan 37), AXUM (2 Dec 38)

 

72nd Submarine Squadron - CORALLO (comp 26 Sep 36), DIASPRO (22 Aug 36)

 

 

Minelayer - BUCCARI (blt 1926)

 

MAS Flotilla - 6 motor torpedo boats

 

 

MESSINA and AUGUSTA

 

3rd Cruiser Division (Ammiraglio di Divisione Cattaneo) - heavy cruisers BOLZANO (comp 19 Aug 33), POLA (21 Dec 32), TRENTO (3 Apr 29), TRIESTE (21 Dec 28) refitting

 

4th Cruiser Squadron (Ammiraglio di Divisione Marenco) - light cruisers ALBERICO DA BARBIANO (comp 9 Jun 31), LUIGI CADORNA (comp 11 Aug 33)

 

2nd Cruiser Division (Ammiraglio di Divisione Casardi) - light cruiser GIOVANNI DELLA BANDE NERE (comp Apr 31)

 

9th Destroyer Division - ALFREDO ORIANI (comp 15 Jul 37), GIOSUE CARDUCCI (1 Nov 37), VINCENZO GIOBERTI (27 Oct 37), VITTORIO ALFIERI (1 Dec 37)

 

10th Destroyer Division - GRECALE (comp 15 Nov 34), LIBECCIO (23 Nov 34), MAESTRALE (2 Sep 34), SCIROCCO (21 Oct 34)

 

11th Destroyer Division - ARTIGLIERE (comp 14 Nov 38), AVIERE (31 Aug 38), CAMICIA NERA (30 Jun 38), GENIERE (14 Dec 38)

 

12th Destroyer Division - ASCARI (comp 6 May 39), CARABINIERE (20 Dec 38), CORAZZIERE (4 Mar 39), LANCIERI (25 Mar 39)

 

MAS Flotilla - 8 motor torpedo boats

 

 

SYRACUSE and PALERMO, also TRIPOLI, Libya

 

11th Torpedo Boat Division - CASTORE (comp 16 Jan 37), CENTAURO (16 Jun 36), CIGNO (15 Mar 37), CLIMENE (24 Apr 36)

 

13th Torpedo Boat Division - CALIPSO (comp 16 Nov 38), CALLIOPE (28 Oct 38), CIRCÉ (4 Oct 38), CLIO (2 Oct 38)

 

14th Torpedo Boat Division - PALLADE (comp 5 Oct 38), PARTENOPE (26 Nov 38), PLEIADI (4 Jul 38), POLLUCE (8 Aug 38)

 

Medium submarines

 

31st Submarine Squadron - DES GENEYS (comp 31 Oct 29), GIOVANNI BAUSAN (15 Sep 29), MARCANTONIO COLONNA (10 Jul 29), VETTOR PISANI (16 Jun 29)

 

33rd Submarine Squadron - CIRO MENOTTI (comp 29 Aug 30), FRATELLI BANDIERA (10 Sep 30), LUCIANO MANARA (6 Jun 30), SANTORRE SANTAROSA (29 Jul 30)

 

34th Submarine Squadron - GIOVANNI DA PROCIDA (comp 19 Jan 29), GOFFFREDO MAMELI (19 Jan 29), PIER CAPPONI (19 Jan 29), TITO SPERI (20 Aug 29)

 

51st Submarine Squadron - DELFINO (comp 19 Jun 31), NARVALO (6 Dec 30), SQUALO (10 Oct 30), TRICHECO (25 Jun 31)

 

72nd Submarine Squadron - MEDUSA (comp 25 Sep 32)

 

 

Minelayers - DURAZZO (blt 1926), PELAGOSA (1926)

 

MAS Flotilla - 12 motor torpedo boats

 

 

3. Overseas (Dodecanese, Libya, Red Sea)

 

 

Leros, Dodecanese Islands

 

Destroyers – FRANCESCO CRISPI (comp 29 Apr 27), QUINTO SELLA (25 Mar 26), BETTINO RICASOLI (4 Oct 26), sold to Sweden in Jan 40 as PSILANDER, dep Spezia on 14 Apr and Naples on 18 Apr for Sweden with Remus and Romolus, GIOVANNI NICOTERA (8 Jan 27), as Bettino Ricasoli, renamed PUKE

 

15th Torpedo Boat Division - SAN MARTINO (comp 10 Oct 22), SOLFERINO (31 Oct 21)

 

Medium Submarines

 

15th Submarine Squadron - ASCIANGHI (comp 25 Mar 38), GONDAR (28 Feb 38) modifying to carry human torpedoes  (Siluri a Lenta Corsa or SLC's), NEGHELLI (28 Feb 38), SCIRE (25 Mar 38)

 

35th Submarine Squadron - BEILUL (comp 14 Sep 38), DURBO (1 Jul 38), TEMBIEN (1 Jul 38)

 

62nd Submarine Squadron - LAFOLE (comp 13 Aug 38)

 

 

Minelayer - LEGNANO (blt 1926)

 

MAS Flotilla - 20 motor torpedo boats

 

 

Tripoli, Libya

 

1st Torpedo Boat Division - AIRONE (comp 10 May 38), ALCIONE (10 May 38), ARIEL (1 Jul 38), ARETUSA (1 Jul 38)

 

 

Tobruk, Libya

 

1st Destroyer Division - BOREA (comp 14 Nov 27), ESPERO (30 Apr 28), OSTRO (9 Jun 28), ZEFFIRO (15 May 28)

 

2nd Destroyer Division - AQUILONE (comp 3 Dec 27), EURO (22 Dec 27), NEMBO (14 Oct 27), TURBINE (27 Aug 27)

 

Medium submarines

 

44th Submarine Squadron - ANFITRITE (comp 22 Mar 34)

 

45th Submarine Squadron - SERPENTE (comp 12 Nov 32)

 

46th Submarine Squadron - DAGABUR (comp 9 Apr 37), DESSIE (14 Apr 37), UARSCIEK (4 Dec 37), UEBI SCEBELI (21 Dec 37)

 

48th Submarine Squadron - ONDINA (comp 19 Sep 34)

 

62nd Submarine Squadron - NEREIDE (comp 12 Feb 34)

 

72nd Submarine Squadron - TURCHESE (comp 21 Sep 36)

 

 

Gunboats - ALULA (blt 1912), PALMAIOLO (1902), VALOROSO (1908)

 

Depot ship - old cruiser SAN GIORGIO (blt 1907)

 

 

Massawa, Eritrea

Ammiraglio di Divisione Balsamo

 

3rd Destroyer Division - CESARE BATTISTI (comp 13 Apr 27), DANIELE MANIN (1 Mar 27), FRANCESCO NULLO (15 Apr 27), NAZARIO SAURO (23 Sep 26)

 

5th Destroyer Division - LEONE (comp 1 Jul 24), PANTERA (28 Oct 24), TIGRE (10 Oct 24)

 

Torpedo Boats, GIOVANNI ACERBI (comp 26 Feb 17), VINCENZO GIORDANA ORSINI (12 May 17)

 

Escort vessels - sloop ERITREA (comp 10 Feb 37), escort ship OSTIA (blt 1925), gunboats GIUSEPPE BIGLIERI (blt 1924), PORTO CORSINI (blt 1912)

 

Ocean-going submarines

 

81st Submarine Squadron - FERRARIS (comp 31 Jan 35), GALILEI (16 Oct 34), GALVANI (29 Jul 38), GUGLIELMOTTI (12 Oct 38)

 

82nd Submarine Squadron - ARCHIMEDE (comp 18 Apr 39), TORRICELLI (7 May 39)

 

Medium submarines

 

82nd Submarine Squadron - MACALLÉ (comp 1 Mar 37), PERLA (8 Jul 36)

 

 

MAS Flotilla - MAS.204 (comp 12 Apr 18), MAS.206 (14 Jun 18), MAS.210 (3 Aug 18), MAS.213 (9 Aug 18), MAS.216 (16 Sep 18)

 

 


 

 

ROYAL GREEK NAVY

 

Cruisers - old armoured cruiser AVEROFF (launched Mar 1910), old light cruiser HELLE (comp Nov 1913 as Chinese FEI HUNG, acquired 1914)

 

Destroyers - KOUDOURIOTIS (comp Nov 32), HYDRA (Nov 32), PSARA (May 33), SPETSAI (May 33), VASILEVS GEORGIOS I (27 Dec 38), VASILLISA OLGA (4 Feb 39), old destroyers AETOS (1911), IERAX (1911), LEON (1911), PANTHER (1911)

 

Torpedo boats - AIGIL (comp 1913), AIKYONE (1913), ARETHOUSA (1913), DORIS (1913, THYELLA (1906/07), SPHENDONI (1906/07), APHIS (1906), NIKI (1905), PERGAMOS (comm 27 Sep 16 as Austro-Hungarian 95.F), PROUSA (23 Mar 16 as 92.F), KYZIKOS (19 Aug 15 as 98.M), KIOS (29 Oct 15 as 99.M), KIDONIA (13 Mar 16 100.M)

 

Submarines - GLAUCOS (launched 1928), KATSONIS (20 Mar 26), NEREUS (Dec 1927), PAPANICOULIS (Nov 1926), PROTEUS (24 Oct 27), TRITON (4 Apr 28)

 

 


 

 

 

ROYAL YUGOSLAVIAN NAVY

 

Light cruiser - DALMACIJA (comp 18 Jul 99 as German NIOBE, acquired 1926)

 

Destroyers - BEOGRAD (comp 28 Apr 39), DUBROVNIK (May 1932), LJUBJANA (Dec 1939, wrecked Jan 1940, under repair), ZAGREB (Aug 1939)

 

Torpedo boats - CETNIK (blt May 27), DINARA (1936/37), DURMITOR (1936/37), KAIMAKCALAN (1936/37), ORJEN (1936/37), RUDNIK (1936/37). SUVOBOR (1936/37), TRIGLAV (1936/37), USKOK (May 27), VELEBIT (1936/37), old torpedo boats T.1 (commissioned 20 Jul 14 as Austro Hungarian 76.T), T.3 (23 Aug 14 as 78.T), T.5 (25 Oct 15 as 87.F), T.6 (16 Apr 16 as 93.F), T.7 (23 Nov 16 as 96.F), T.8 (22 Dec 16 as 97.F) 

 

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