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NAVY DEPARTMENT-OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS-WASHINGTON FEBRUARY 3, 1943 ONI 202-ITALIAN NAVAL VESSELS I ·~ '; ) '- ~\ ()' I 1-- . f . - t-I t"- I q -' C '- / 1. ONI 202-ltalian Naval Vessels- is the first publication 4. ONI 202 has been prepared from --tne oest 1n orma lOQ. , . '-' relating to the Italian Navy that has been published by the available, to the Navy Department. In the main, it is based Identification and Characteristics Section of the Division of upon published material and reconnaissance photographs. Naval Intelligence for the use of the fighting forces of the Except for fragmentary addenda which may be uncovered, United Nations. It represents one of the ONI series of the the first source has been exhausted. It is expected that fu- standard navy manuals and is issued in loose-leaf form so ture revisions will derive largely from reconnaissance photo- that it may be bound together in the U. S. Navy Task Binder graphs and . contributions (sketches and descriptions) from with other appropriate identification material. combat personnel. 5. Cases of mistaken identity resulting frequently in tragic 2. To avoid delay in reaching the users of this and similar consequences have occurred with disconcerting regularity publications on foreign navies, introductory material and in among the European belligerents. Nowhere is this statement dividual ship class jackets are issued as the information is truer than in cases relating to the air and naval components processed and printed. of the Italian armed forces. These manuals are designed to facilitate timely recognition and to provide general and tacti 3. ONI 202 is a "Restricted" publication. Subject to the cal information which may assist in striking under favorable limitations imposed by its classification, it is the intent that circumstances or otherwise reaching a sound decision at the the responsible officer feel free to exercise such latitude and moment contact with the enemy is first made. discretion in its circulation as to insure a familiarity on the part of the officers and men of our fighting forces, and those 6. Corrections and addenda to ONI 202 will be issued as in of other United Nations, with the units of the Italian Navy. formation becomes available. IN REPLY REFER TO INITIALS AND NO. / S/ H. C. TRAIN OP-16-F -1 0(20) A10-1 / 0NI 202 REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. NAVY RESTRICTED SERIAL NO. 260716 DIRECTOR OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE CHARTS DO 32- 37 "GENERALE" CLASS SM 2, 3 X-2 CLASS DD 53- 55 MIRABELLO CLASS SM 4, 5 CORRIDONI CLASS 1. PANORAMA OF THE ITALIAN NAVY SM 6 PIETRO MICCA DD 56- 59 PALESTRO CLASS 2. CHARACTERISTICS OF ITALIAN NAVY VESSELS SM 7-9 FOCA CLASS DD 60-63 CURTATONE CLASS 3. "DAGO DOGGEREL" PG 5 ERITREA DD 68- 71 SELLA CLASS 4. MISTAKEN IDENTITY OCM 3-5 ALBONA CLASS DD 76- 83 TURBINE CLASS 5. ITALIAN NAVAL ORDNANCE OCM 6, 7 COTRONE CLASS DD 84- 95 "NAVIGATORE" CLASS 6. ITALIAN AIRCRAFT OCM 8- 11 BUCCARI CLASS DD 96- 99 DARDO CLASS OCM 12-17 OSTIA CLASS 7. ITALIAN RAIDERS DD 100-103 FOLGORE CLASS 8. ITALIAN RECOGNITION MARKINGS AND SIGNALS AM 1-58 R. D. 4 CLASS DD 104- 107 GRECALE CLASS AM 59, 60 VEDETTA CLASS LIST OF NAVAL VESSELS BY DESIGN CLASSES DD 108- 111 ORIANI CLASS TB 4 GIOVANNINI HISTORY OF THE ITALIAN NAVY DD 112- 123 AVIERE CLASS TB 8-11 ORSA CLASS DD 124- 131 IMPROVED AVIERE CLASS TB 12- 27 SPICA CLASS TB 28-43 PARTENOPE CLASS DD 132, 133 EX-YUGOSLAV SHIP JACKETS TB 44-47 BB 2- 4 CAVOUR CLASS ss 22-29 H·1 CLASS PT 204- 551 MAS. CLASSES BB 5, 6 DORIA CLASS ss 48- 51 PISANI CLASS py 13 AURORA, SAVOIA, ILLIRIA BB 11-14 LITTORIO CLASS ss 52- 55 MAMELI CLASS AV 1 MIRAGLIA ss 56- 59 BALILLA CLASS CA 2 TRIESTE AS CABOTO, VOLTA CLASS ss 60 FIERAMOSCA CA 5 GORIZIA ASR ANTEO, TITANO ss 61-64 SANTAROSA CLASS CA 7 BOLZANO AR QUARNARO ss 66 SETTIMO ARS TESEO, CICLOPE CL 4 TARANTO ss 67- 70 SQUALO CLASS AO- AOG MISCELLANEOUS CL 8 BAR I ss 71-77 ARGONAUTA CLASS CITTA Dl SIRACUSA CL 13 CADORNA ss 78- 89 SIRENA CLASS AW CL 15, 16 MONTECUCCOLI CLASS ss 90- 93 ARCHIMEDE CLASS AWK MISCELLANEOUS CL 17, 18 EUGENIO Dl SAVOIA CLASS ss 95 OTARIA AP MISCELLANEOUS CL 19, 20 GARIBALDI CLASS ss 96- 98 CALVI CLASS AT MISCELLANEOUS CL 21 , 22 CIANO CLASS ss 99- 128 PERLA CLASS AG-AGS MISCELLANEOUS CL 23 - 34 REGOLO CLASS SS 129, 130 ARGO CLASS TRAWLERS MISCELLANEOUS ss 131- 133 GALVANI CLASS CL 35, 36 "SIAMESE" CLASS MISCELLANEOUS EX-YUGOSLAV SEIZURES OCL EX-YUGOSLAV ss 134- 142 MARCELLO CLASS ss 143- 146 BAGNOLINI CLASS AERIAL VIEWS DD 11- 18 ABBA CLASS ss 147- 152 MARCONI CLASS STEREOPTICON VIEWS DD 19 AU DACE ss 153- 160 CAPPELINI CLASS DO 20-23 SIRTORI CLASS ss 161- 170 ST. BON CLASS PHOTOGRAPHIC ADDENDA DD 24- 31 COSENZ CLASS ss 171- 176 ACCIAIO CLASS AMENDMENTS e DNI 202 RESTRICTED ITALIAN NAVAL VESSELS- LIST BY DESIGN CLASSES LIGHT CRUISERS CL1 NOTE-WHERE TWO OR MORE VESSELS ARE KNOWN TO BE BUILT TO A COMMON DESIGN, QUARTO REMOVED FROM LIST THEY ARE GROUPED UNDER THE NAME SHIP OF THE CLASS. NINO BIXIO CLASS: -VESSELS NOT SO GROUPED EITHER HAVE NO. OR ARE NOT KNOWN TO HAVE. ANY SISTERS. CL2 NINO BIXIO REMOVED FROM LIST CL3 MARSALA REMOVED FROM LIST -NO NOTATION INDICATES AVAILABLE VESSELS, OTHER NOTATIONS ARE SELF EXPLANATORY, CL4 TARANTO (EX-GERMAN STRASBOURG) PRINCIPAL COMBATANT TYPES VENEZIA CLASS: CL5 . VENEZIA BATTLESHIPS (EX-AUSTRIAN SA IDA). REMOVED FROM LIST CL6 BRINDISI (EX-AUSTRIAN HELGOLAND}, REMOVED FROM LIST BBl DANTE (EX-DANTE ALIGHIERI), REMOVED FROM LIST CL7 ANCONA (EX-GERMAN GRAUDENZ), REMOVED FROM LIST CAVOUR CLASS: CL8 BAR I ( EX-GERM AN PILLAU; EX-RUSSIAN MURAVIEV BB2 CONTE Dl CAVOUR AMURSKI ) 883 GIULIO CESARE BANDE NERE CLASS: BB4 LEONARDO DA VINCI DESTROYED DORIA CLASS: CL9 GIOVANNI DELLE SANDE NERE LOST CLIO ALBERTO Dl GIUSSANO LOST BB5 ANDREA DORIA CL11 ALBERICO DA BARBANIO LOST BB6 CAIO DUILIO CL12 BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI LOST CARACCIOLO CLASS: CADORNA CLASS: BB7 A. CARACCIOLO NEVER COMPLETED CL13 LUIGI CADORNA 888 M . COLONNA NEVER COMPLETED BB9 C . COLOMBO NEVER COMPLETED CL\4 ARMANDO DIAZ LOST BB10 F. MOROSINI NEVER COMPLETED MONTECUCCOLI CLASS: LITTORIO CLASS: CL15 RAIMONDO MONTECUCCOLI BB11 LITTORIO CL16 MUZIO ATTENDOLO BB12 VITTORIO VENETO BB13 IMPERO EUGENIO OJ SAVOIA CLASS: BB14 ROMA CL17 EUGENIO Dl SAVOIA HEAVY CRUISERS CL18 EMANUELE FILIBERTO TRENTO CLASS: DUCA D'AOSTA CAl TRENTO LOST GARIBALDI CLASS: CA2 TRIESTE ZARA CLASS: CL19 GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI CL20 LUIGI Dl SAVOIA DUCA CA3 ZARA LOST DEGGLI ABRUZZI CA4 FlUME LOST GORIZIA - CAS CiANO CLASS: . CA6 POLA LOST CL21 AMMIRAGLIO COSTANZO CIANO BUILDING CA7 BOLZANO CL22 VENEZIA NAME DOUBTFUL; STATUS DOUBTFUL DNI 202 REST RI CTED LIGHT CRUISERS (Continued) SIRTORI CLASS: REGOLO CLASS: DD20 GIUSEPPE SIRTORI DD21 FRANCESCO STOCCO LOST CL23 ATTILIO REGO L O BUILDING DD22 GIOVANN I ACERB! LOST CL24 SCIPIONE AFRICANO BUILD I NC? DD23 V I NCENZO ORSI NI LOST CL25 CAIO MARIO BUILDING CL26 CLAUDIO T I BERIO BUILDING COSENZ CLASS: CL27 PAOL O EMILIO BUILDING CL2B CORNELIO SILLA BUILDING DD24 EUGENIO COSENZ ( EX-AGOSTINO BERTANI) CL29 OTTAVIANO AUGUSTO REPORTED COMPLETED DD25 ANGELO BASSIN! CL30 POMPEO MAGNO REPORTED COMPLETED DD26 GIAC I NTO CARINI CL31 ULPI O TRAIANO BUILDING DD27 GIUSEPPE LA MASA CL32 VIPSANIO AGRIPPA BUILDING DD2B BENEDETTO CAl ROLl LOST CL33 CLAUDIO DRUSO BUILDING DD29 G I ACOMO MEDICI CL34 GIULIO GERMANICO REPORTED COMPLETED DD30 GIUSEPPE LA FARINA 0031 NICOLA FABRIZI "SIAMESE" CLASS: CL35 NO. 1 ( EX- SIAMESE) , REPORTED COMPLETED " GENERALE" CLASS: CL36 NO.2 (EX-SIAMESE), REPORTED COMPLETED DD32 GENERALE ACHILLE PAPA DESTROYERS 0033 GENERALE ANTON I O CANT ORE ARDENTE CLASS: 0034 GENERALE ANTONI NO CASCINO DD35 GENERALE ANTONIO C H INOTTO DOl ARDENTE REMOVED FROM LIST 0036 GENERALE CARLO MONTANARI DD2 ARDITO REMOVED FROM LIST 0037 GENERALE MARCELLO PRESTINARI ANIMOSO CLASS: DD3 ANIMOSO REMOVED FROM LIST CORTELLAZZO CLASS: 004 AUDACE LOST DD3B CORTELLAZZO ( EX-AUSTRIAN LIKA)-REMOVED FROM LIST INDOM ITO CLASS: DD39 GRADO ( EX-AUSTRIAN TRIGLAN)-REMOVED FROM LIST 0040 MONFALCONE ( EX-AUSTRIAN USZOK)-REMOVED FROM LIST 005 INDOMITO REMOVED FROM LIST 0041 POLA { EX-AUSTRIAN ORJEN)-REMOV ED FROM LIST 006 IMPAVIDO RE :v1 0VED FROM LIST 0042 FASANA ( EX-AUSTRIAN T A TRA) -REMOVED FROM LIST DD7 IMPETUOSO LOST 0043 MUGGIA ( EX-AUSTRIAN CSEPEL) - WRECKED DDS INSID I OSO REMOVED FROM LIST 0044 ZEN SON (EX-AUSTRIAN BALATON) - REMOVED FROM LIST 009 I NTREPI DO LOST DD10 IRREQUIETO REMOVED FROM LIST 0045 ARDIMENTOSO ( EX-GERMAN S63)- REMOVED FROM LIST CESARE ROSSAROL ( EX-GERMAN B97)-REMOVED FROM LIST ABBA CLASS: 0046 DOll GIUSEPPE CAR L O ABBA AQUILA CLASS: DD12 FRATELLI CAIROLI ( EX-FRA NCESCO NULLO) -LOST 0047 AQUILA (EX-ROUMANIAN VIJELIE)-SOLD T O SPAIN DD13 ANTONIO MOSTO DD4B FALCO ( EX-ROUMANIAN VIFOR)- SOLD TO SPAIN DD14 ROSOLINO PILO DD49 N I BB I O (EX-ROUMAN I AN VISCOL)- SOLD TO ROUMANIA DD15 SIMONE SCHIAFFINO 0050 SPARVIERO ( EX-ROUMANIAN VARTEZ)-SOLD TO ROUMANIA DD16 GIUSEPPE DEZZA ( EX-PILADE BRONZETTI) DD17 GIUSEPPE MISSORI POERIO CLASS: oo1B IPPOLITO NIEVO REMOVED FROM LIST 0051 ALESSANDRO POERIO SOLD TO SPAIN DD19 AU DACE (EX- JAPA NESE KAWAKAZE) DD52 GUGLIELMO PEPE SOLD TO SPAIN DESTROYERS (Continued) "NAVIGATORE" CLASS: M I RABELLO CLASS: 0084 NICOLO ZENO 0053 CARLO MIRABELLO 0085 LUCATARIGO LOST 0054 CARLO ALBERTO RACCHIA LOST 0086 GIOVANNI DA VERAZZANO LOST 0055 AUGUSTO RIBOTY DD87 UGOLINO VIVALDI DD88 LEONE PANCALDO LOST PALESTRO CLASS: 0089 LANZEROTTO MALOCELLO DD90 ANTON lOTTO USODIMARE 0056 PALESTRO LOST DD91 ANTONIO DA NOLl oo57 CONFIENZA LOST DD92 ALVISE DA MOSTO 0058 SAN MARTINO LOST 0059 SOLFERINO 0093 EMANUELE PESSAGNO DD94 NICOLOSO DA RECCO CURTATONE