Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War

Regia Marina — Destroyer class

Soldati-class destroyer

Soldati class

The class in numbers

  • 19 Planned
  • 17 Completed
  • 2 Cancelled
  • 10 Lost

Design and service

Type
Destroyer
Navy
Regia Marina
Built
1938–1943
In commission
1939–1965
Preceded by
Oriani-class destroyer
Succeeded by
Comandanti Medaglie d'Oro-class destroyer (planned)

Class specifications

Figures for the class as designed. Individual vessels varied, sometimes considerably — each vessel page carries its own configurations.

1st batch, as built
Displacement, standard
1,850 long tons (1,880 t)
Displacement, full load
2,550 long tons (2,591 t)
Length
106.7 m (350.1 ft) OA
Speed
35 knots (64.8 km/h, 40.3 mph)
Complement
206
Main gun
120 mm (4.7 in)
Armament
  • 2 × twin 120 mm guns
  • 1 × 120 mm star shell gun
  • 8 × 20 mm AA guns
  • 2 × triple 533 mm torpedo tubes
  • 2 × depth charge throwers
  • 48 mines

Roster

Vessel Pennant Commissioned Fate
Italian destroyer Alpino (1938) 1938 1938 Sunk 1943
Italian destroyer Artigliere (1937) 1937 1937 Sunk 1940
Italian destroyer Ascari 1938 Sunk 1943
Italian destroyer Aviere (1937) 1937 1937 Sunk 1942
Italian destroyer Bersagliere (1938) 1938 1938 Sunk 1943
Italian destroyer Bombardiere 1941 Sunk 1943
Italian destroyer Camicia Nera 1937 Target 1954
Italian destroyer Carabiniere (1938) 1938 1938 Scrapped 1978
Italian destroyer Corazziere (1938) 1938 1938 Sunk 1943
Italian destroyer Corsaro 1941 Sunk 1943
Italian destroyer Fuciliere (1938) 1938 1938 Transferred 1950
Italian destroyer Geniere (1938) 1938 1938 Sunk 1943
Italian destroyer Granatiere (1938) 1938 1938 Scrapped 1958
Italian destroyer Lanciere (1938) 1938 1938 Sunk 1942
Italian destroyer Legionario 1941 Transferred 1948
Italian destroyer Mitragliere 1941 Transferred 1948
Italian destroyer Velite 1941 Transferred 1948

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