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Italian Destroyers and Torpedo Boats pre 1945 World Naval Ships Forums Archive

Italian Destroyers and Torpedo Boats pre 1945

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Encouraged by friendly acceptation of Navigatori class in Mystery Ship quiz I'd like to share with few pictures of Italian Destroyers. Most of them are presented in inter-war period as my interest in ships is focused on this piece of warship history. I realise the subject may be not especially popular but I hope somebody will add a few more pictures both peace and World War Two period
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And some more
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And very few of Torpedo Boats:o:confused:
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Only WWII one, erring in some mysterious way in my computer:rolleyes::eek:
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An excellent five star thread Miro. If other posters here dont appreciate them it is their loss. Well done shipmate and thank you very much!:)

Miro - a few years ago on the internet I came across a wonderful site full of pen and ink drawings of all types and sorts of Italian Warships. From what I can gather they were drawn in the 1980`s. They were all drawn in Browns on a beige background - a kind of sepia -tone. Have you ever seen any of them? I would love to find the site again - but cannot work out the name of the artist. I enclose a couple of them to show you what I mean...
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Terry, I've never seen these drawings, sorry. Anyway they are beautiful and ful of details. I like them very much!

Thanks for posting the excellent photos Miro. We often see the Italian Battleships but rarely destroyers. As my father served in the RAN in the Med in 1940-41, they are of special interest to me. Do you have any cruiser photos you can post? I have quite a few but they are rather small but I can post them if anyone is interested. Cheers Bruce

Hello Bruce/ Soon I will try arrange something for you;). Meanwhile try this link [url]http://www.bobhenneman.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1441[/url]

I wholeheartedly agree with Bruce, Miro. A photo-gallery on Pre-1945 RNS Cruisers would be brilliant. It would back up the one I did a few months ago on RNS Battleships. I have some I could add to yours my friend!

Great photo's of the Italian ships. Here's 3 cruisers for you as I'm in the process of scanning my Italian ships. Regards Alan
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Nice views Don, thanks. Ilove this of Bolzano. I've already seen it but in small size only. BTW. I'm afraid the middle photo shows Pola rather than Fiume:)

Miro, thanks for the comments, my names Alan not 'don' could you tell me why you think the photo is of Pola rather than fiume as the photo I have actually has the name R I Fiume printed on the bottom left corner. It was chopped off during the scan. I notice that you photo's usually have the name printed in the bottom left corner too. So I assume this one is no different unless you can tell me otherwise. Many thanks Alan

Alan - it is Pola as I have the same picture.

Hello Alan, First of all sorry for name mistake:o All four ships of Zara class were very easy to identify (please compare the pictures in No. 626 post in Mystery Ship quiz): -all but Pola had hull 'depression' in deck break vicinity, -Pola and Gorizzia had different shape and size of funnels plus other pipe arrangement -Fiume had doubled rangefinders above conning tower and in control top plus grating yard on forward mast and a bit smaller funnels than Zara -difference in bridge arrangement -and many, many less prominent features I don't want to bore you with:D I will illustrate it today (I hope) in new topic Italian cruisers in Galleries where you will find some nice shots of the bridges

Two more views
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Miro and Terry, thanks for the update and explanation, obviously the photo is marked incorrectly so I will amend it on my collection. Keep the photo's coming Miro they are much appreciated. Regards Alan

[QUOTE=MMM;17371]Hello Bruce/ Soon I will try arrange something for you;). Meanwhile try this link [url]http://www.bobhenneman.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1441[/url][/QUOTE] Hello Bruce, I have found a while to identify those beautiful cruisers from recomended Website. I've done it for you only:D:D:D and for my archive when I downloaded them;););) Counting from the top: - stern section of Fiume (obvious) -Giovanni della Bande Nere -Giovanni della Bande Nere with Navigatori class destroyer in the background -onboard of old cruiser san Giorgio -Trento(obvious) with Bolzano in the background -Fiume -Giovanni delle Bande Nere with old cruiser Ancona (ex German Graudenz) If interested why these particular please let me know

some more Italian Destroyers/Torpedo Boats I love last photo with ships gathering inspite of not perfect quality. Eleven Destroyers (in active service) pitured tugether:eek:
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Terry & Miro, A few more to add to the collection. I'm so pleased you enquired about these Terry otherwise they would still be sitting in a box in the corner of my computer room. Hope you like them.... Regards Alan
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Great pictures miro and alan.

Hello Alan, What the pics!.:eek: I love this Ostro. I'm especially interested in these small two funneled Italian destroyers of Sella, Euro and Battisti classes (and of course Navigatori class and the rest of Regia Marina destroyers!!!!). Please try to re-search your files. Maybe you will find something more. Not necessarly so big and so outstanding quality. And with modernized fire system like Nullo in my previous post,please:):):) By the way Boleno and Lampo belonged to the same class (Folgore Class) but had different shape of bridge front as buit in different yards. It could be nice subject for quiz.:D:D Please keep on with your pics!

I have some of those I will add when i get round to sorting them out Miro..

Terry, I'm waiting for them unpatiently.

An Italian destroyer - Libeccio - sinking during WW2...
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Miro, a few more Italian destroyers for you. Regards Alan
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Thanks a lot Alan! and keep searching please:):)

Miro - was there an Italian Warship called Tripoli?

Yes, there was torpedo cruiser Tripoli (1886-1923) It's only photo I could find.
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Hello Terry and Alan, Have you sorted your stocks yet? After complete failure of my thread French Destroyers only thing able to make me a bit less down could be some Italian Sella or Euro class destroyer please

Some lastly got pics. Maybe someone got some new too?
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Miro, sorry for not getting these posted sooner. Here's the remaining Destroyers in my collection of Italian ships. Regards Alan
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Here's one...WW2 vintage...so not too NEW for our friend Miro! And in camo, too...neat! DFO :D
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Miro - I know I have been saying that I will sort out some pictures of Italian Destroyers and frigates for a while but I will get around to it sometime! Here is a brief start for you...
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Alan and Dennis, any support is appreciated.:D Maybe others also will search their collection out.:cool:

Uh - I thought I was??:confused:

Terry thanks for this batch (I hope the first of many next:D:D) Working on 4 hands I sent my thanks to Alan and Dennis and went to Quiz not cheching this thread until today. Thanks for yesterday's and in advance for these in the futere pics. Alan is right: what would we do without your

My modest contribution to italian destroyer Any of you have pictures (high resolution if possible) of italian destroyer/torpedo boat (soldati, ciclone, ariete) during ww2 (1941-1944) ???
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Thanks Gerboisebleue! Any contribution is appreciate:D I found nice pic of Scirocco in your post. I've never seen it before.

Another round ! Soldati class draw on computer ;) enjoy Very soon, another class of italian destroyer draw on computer ! ;)
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navigatori class on computer !
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Turbine class on computer
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Sella class on computer
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folgore class on computer ! and web-link for all italian destroyer draw with computer: [url]http://www.italiandestroyers.com.ar/conjunto%20de%20marcos.htm[/url] enjoy ;)
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Terry's picture of the Corsaro enhanced. Bob.
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Thanks Bob. This next batch is a bit mixed and includes some pre-1945 corvettes as well - but hopefully it will be of interest...
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Some photos:
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The same theme:
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An excellent selection Antoine. Thank you very much for posting them...

Not at all, Terry!;)

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