Contributed by Andrew Cashmore (aj.cashmore@ukonline.co.uk), the source being: Italian Warships Of World War 1 by Major Aldo Fraccaroli.
Note that the official name of the Italian Navy (in Italian) was Regia Marina Italiana, and Italy entered into the war 24th May 1915.
3rd Torpedo Boat Division (with flagship)
CIGNO (Lt. Cdr. Di Somma) Taranto
CALLIOPE (Lt. Stabile) Taranto
CLIO (Lt. Pesce) Taranto
CASSIOPEA (Lt. Da Sacco) Taranto
CENTAURO (not operational) La Spezia
CANOPO (not operational) La Spezia
Battle Squadron
Commander, First Battle Division : Rear Admiral Camillo Corsi
Division Flagship:
DANTE ALIGHIERI (Captain Biscaretti) Taranto
GUILIO CESARE (Captain Marzolo) Taranto
LEONARDO DA VINCI (Captain Morino) Taranto
NINO BIXIO (scout) (Commander Canciani) Taranto
1st Destroyer Division:
ANIMOSO (Commander Canciani) Taranto
AUDACE (Lt. Cdr Cantu) Taranto
ARDITO (Lt. Cdr. Caccia) Taranto
ARDENTE (Lt. Cdr. E. Di Lorento) Taranto
2nd Destroyer Division:
IMPAVIDO (Commander P. Orsini) Taranto
INTREPIDO (Lt. Cdr. C. de Grenet) Taranto
INDOMITO (Lt. Cdr. Lodolo) Taranto
IRREQUIETO (Lt. Cdr. Moreno) Taranto
IMPETUOSO (Lt. Cdr. Sirianni) La Spezia
INSIDIOSO (Lt. Cdr. U. Bucci) Taranto
Commander, Second Battle Division : Rear Admiral Emanuele Cutinelli-Rendina
Division Flagship:
VITTORIO EMANUELE (Captain G. Ginocchio) Taranto
ROMA (Captain O. Paladini) Taranto
NAPOLI (Captain Salazar) Taranto
REGINA ELENA (Captain Mortola) Taranto
QUARTO (scout) (Commander G. Nicastro) Taranto
5th Destroyer Division:
NEMBO (Commander A. Acton) Taranto
BOREA (Lt. Cdr. Pontremoli) Taranto
TURBINE (Lt. Cdr. L. Bianchi) Taranto
ESPERO (Lt. Cdr. Rua) Taranto
AQUILONE (Lt. De Benedetti) (not in armament) La Spezia
FULMINE (not in armament) (temporarily attached) Location unknown
Commander, Third Battle Division : Rear Admiral Prince Luigi Filomarino of Bitetto
Division Flagship:
BENEDETTO BRIN (Captain Fara Forni) Taranto
EMANUELE FILIBERTO (Commander Fava) Taranto
AMMIRAGLIO DI SAINT BON (Commander G. Notarbartolo) Taranto
AGORDAT (scout) (Commander Giustecchi) Taranto
6th Destroyer Division:
EURO (Commander F. Gambardella) Tobruck
STRALE (Lt. Cdr. Marsilia) Tobruck
OSTRO (Lt. Cdr. Winspeare) Tripoli
LAMPO (Lt. Cdr. Castiglioni) Tripoli
DARDO (Lt. Cdr. Bernotti) Valona
Commander, Fourth Battle Division : Rear Admiral Umberto Cagni
Division Flagship:
PISA (Captain L. Notarbartolo) Taranto
SAN GIORGIO (Captain Bollo) Taranto
AMALFI (Captain Riaudo) Taranto
SAN MARCO (Captain Mola) Taranto
MARSALA (scout) (Captain Marchini) Taranto
3rd Destroyer Division:
ARTIGLIERE (Commander Lubelli) Taranto
GARIBALDINO (Lt. Cdr. De Grossi) Taranto
LANCIERE (Lt. Cdr. Del Greco) Taranto
CORAZZIERE (Lt. Cdr. Spano) La Spezia
BERSAGLIERE (not in armament) (temporarily attached)
Commander, Fifth Battle Division: Rear Admiral Eugenio Trifari
Division Flagship:
VETTOR PISANI (Captain R. Ruggier) Taranto
VARESE (Captain Salinardi) Taranto
FRANCESCO FERRUCCIO (Captain Sommi Picenardi) Taranto
CARLO ALBERTO (Captain Cavassa) Taranto
LIBIA (Commander Conz) Taranto
4th Torpedo Boat Division:
SPICA (Lt. Cdr De Dato) Messina
SIRIO (Lt. Volpe) Taranto
SAFFO (1st Lt. Merega) Naples
SCORPIONE (1st Lt. Guercia) Messina
SAGITTARIO (1st Lt. G. Valli) Messina
SERPENTE (unknown commander) Naples
Torpedo Boat Divisions To Be Assigned By C. in C. As Required:
2nd Torpedo Boat Division:
AIRONE (Lt. Cdr. Grixoni) La Maddalena
ALCIONE (1st Lt. Leone) La Maddalena
ARPIA (Lt. Giordano) La Maddelena
ALBATROS (Lt. Capelli) Tripoli
ASTORE (Lt. Cerio) Benghazi
5th Torpedo Boat Division:
CALIPSO (Lt. Cdr. G. Ferrero) Taranto
CLIMENE (Lt. Ricciardelli) Taranto
PEGASO (1st Lt. Barbaro) Taranto
PERSEO (Lt. HRH Ferdinando Di Savoia, Prince Of Udine) Taranto
PALLADE (Lt. Culiolo) Taranto
PROCIONE (not in armament) (temporarily attached) La Spezia
Various Other Craft:
Minelayers:
LIGURIA (Lt. Cdr. Aymerich) Taranto
PUGLIA (Lt. Cdr. Candeo) La Spezia
MINERVA (Lt. Cdr. Santangelo) Taranto
PARTENOPE (Lt. Cdr. Civalleri) Taranto
Auxiliaries
Repair Ship VULCANO (Commander Chelotti) Taranto
Oiler BRONTE (Commander Adolfo Ruggiero) Leghorn
Water Carrier ERIDANO (1st Lt. G. Lovisetto) Taranto
Water Carrier TEVERE (1st Lt. Guerrieri) Taranto
High Seas Tug TITANO (1st Lt. U. Nicastro) Taranto
Transport VERBANO (Lt. Cdr. Montese) Naples
4th Destroyer Division:
CARABINIERE (Commander Bonaldi) Venice
PONTIERE (Lt. Cdr. Mancini) Venice
ZEFFIRO (Lt. Cdr. A. Ciano) Venice
FUCILIERE (Lt. Cdr. Levi Bianchinni) Venice
ASCARO (Lt. Cdr. A. Baistrocchi) Taranto
ALPINO (Lt. Cdr. Ruta) Taranto
1st Torpedo Boat Division:
OLIMPIA (Lt. Gastaldi) Taranto
ORFEO (Lt. La Rana) Taranto
ORSA (Lt. E Cattaneo) Taranto
ORIONE (temprarily attached) Taranto
6th Torpedo Boat Division:
190S (Lt. Cdr. Casano) Taranto
20OS (Lt. Cocorullo) Taranto
21OS (Lt. Oricchio) Taranto
22OS (Lt. V. Ruggiero) Taranto
23OS (Lt. Comito) Taranto
24OS (temporarily attached) Taranto
7th Torpedo Boat Division:
25AS (Lt. Cdr. Fenzi) La Maddalana
26AS (1st Lt. Liebe) La Maddalena
27AS (Lt. Cafiero) La Maddlalena
28AS (temporarily attached)
29AS (1st Lt. Scapin) La Maddalena
30AS (Lt.Dalzio) La Maddalena
8th Torpedo Boat Division:
33PN (Lt. M. Spano) La Spezia
34PN (Lt. Franceschi) La Spezia
35PN (Lt. Cdr. Marzo) La Spezia
36PN (1st Lt. Castracane) La Spezia
37PN (Lt. Zeni) La Spezia
9th Torpedo Boat Division:
13OS (Lt. Cdr. Laureati) Brindisi
14OS (1st Lt. Verna) Brindisi
15OS (1st Lt. A. Dilda) Brindisi
16OS (1st Lt. Savino) Durazzo
17OS (temporarily attached) Taranto
18OS (Lt. E. Mazzola) Brindisi
10th Torpedo Boat Division:
1PN (not in armament) (temporarily attached) Venice
2PN (Lt. Cdr. Cattellani) Venice
3PN (Lt. Garibaldo) Venice
4PN (Lt. L. Nicolis di Robilant) Venice
5PN (not in armament) (temporarily attached) Venice
6PN (Lt. Poggi) Venice
11th Torpedo Boat Division:
7PN (1st Lt. G. Vannutelli) Venice
8PN (Lt. Carnevale) Venice
9PN (Lt. Cdr. Menicanti) Venice
10PN (Lt. Caracciolo di Forino) Venice
11PN (Lt. L. Aiello) Venice
12PN (Lt. Pini) Venice
Submarine Depot Ship (Lt. Cdr Heukensfeldt Slaghek-Fabbri) La Maddalena
1st Submarine Division:
JALEA (Commander E. Giovannini) Messina
SALPA (Lt. Cdr. Paolini) Messina
ZOEA (1st Lt. Senigallia) Messina
JANTINA (1st Lt. Taro Colombo) La Maddalena
2nd Submarine Division:
MEDUSA (Lt. Cdr. Vaccaneo) La Spezia
VELELLA (1st Lt. De Feo) La Spezia
FISALIA (Lt. Battaglia) La Maddalena
ATROPO (Lt. Bonamico) La Maddalena
3rd Submarine Division:
NEREIDE (Lt. Cdr. Gottardi) Brindisi
NAUTILUS (1st Lt. R. Colombo) Brindisi
ARGO (Lt. G Del Greco) La Spezia
GIACINTO PULLINO (1st Lt. Bottini) La Spezia
GALILEO FERRARIS (under construction at La Spezia)
4th Submarine Division:
SQUALO (Lt. Cdr. Mellana) Venice
OTARIA (Lt. Alhaique) Venice
DELFINO (Lt. Goi) Venice
NARVALO (Lt. Siccoli) Venice
GLAUCO (Lt. Farinati degli Uberti) Venice
FOCA (Lt. Ponzio) Venice
TRICHECO (Lt. Torrigiani) Venice
Ships In Albanian Waters:
DANDOLO (Commander A. Magliano) Durazzo
DARDO (as above) (Lt. Cdr. Bernotti) Valona
MISURATA (1st Lt. Ponza di San Martino) Brindisi
Ships In Aegean Waters:
ATLANTE (1st Lt. Farina) Rhodes
Ships In Tripolitanian Waters:
OSTRO (as above) (Lt. Cdr. Winspeare) Tripoli
LAMPO (as above) (Lt. Cdr. Castiglioni) Tripoli
ASTORE (as above) (Lt. Cerio) Benghazi
ALBATROS (as above) (Lt. Capelli) Tripoli
PAGANO (Unnamed Petty Officer) Tripli
Ships In Cyrenaican Waters:
EURO (as above) (Commander F. Gambardella) Tobruck
STRALE (as above) Lt. Cdr. Marsilia) Tobruck
BRENTA (Unnamed Petty Officer) Tobruck
Ships In Red Sea:
GIULIANA (1st Lt. Ornati) Massawa
LIDO (Sub. Lt. Bruto Brivonesi) Alula
Ships Abroad:
ARCHIMEDE (stationary) (1st Lt. Cavagnari) Therapia
MARCO POLO (stationary) (Commander Bozzo) Shanghai
SEBASTIANO CABOTO (stationary) (Lt. Cdr. Denti) Somewhere in China
CALABRIA (en route to somewhere) (Commander Spagna)
Commander In Chiefs Flagships:
PALINURO (Lt. Lauro) La Spezia
GUARDIANO (Lt. Granafei) Naples
GOITO (Lt. Cdr. Balbo Bertone di Sambuy) Venice
TOBRUCK (1st Lt. Leda) Taranto
ERCOLE (1st Lt. Tagliavia) La Maddalena
Training Ships And Ships Assign To Various Purposes:
CONTE DI CAVOUR (Captain E. Solari) La Spezia
SARDEGNA (Captain Roberti Vittory) La Spezia
CAIO DUILIO (Captain Casanova) La Spezia
ANDREA DORIA (Captain De Lorenzi) La Spezia
SICILIA (not in armament) La Spezia
CAMPANIA (completing at Naples)
BASILICATA (completing at Naples)
TRIPOLI (Lt. Cdr. Maccaroni) Brindisi
GOIVANNI BAUSAN (not in armament) Taranto
ETRURIA (not in armament) Taranto
COATIT (not in armament) Taranto
ETNA (Commander Dondero) Venice
PIEMONTE (Commander L. Resio) Venice
GABBIANO (Lt. F Farina) Venice
CASTORE (Sub. Lt De Micheli) Venice
MARGHERA (Unnamed Petty Officer) Venice
BRONDOLO (Unnamed Petty Officer) Venice
GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI (not in armament) (Lt. Cdr. Giberti) Venice
Taranto:
Flagship:
CONTE DI CAVOUR (Vice Admiral HRH Luigi di Savoia, Duke Of Abruzzi +
Captain Solari)
DANTE ALIGHIERI (Rear Admiral Camillo Corsi + Captain Biscaretti)
Guilio Cesare (Captain Lobetti)
LEONARDO DA VINCI (Captain Sommi Picenardi)
REGINA ELENA (Rear Admiral Emanuele Cutinelli-Rendina + Captain De
Mortola)
VITTORIO EMANUELE (Captain De Grossi)
NAPOLI (Captain Salazar)
ROMA (Captain Paladini)
Cruisers:
PISA (Rear Admiral Umberto Cagni + Captain Notarbartolo)
AMALFI (Captain Riaudo)
SAN GIORGIO (Captain Rainer)
SAN MARCO (Captain Mola)
PIEMONTE (Commander A. Belleni)
Destroyers:
IMPAVIDO (Commander P. Orsini)
INSIDIOSO
IRREQUIETO
GRANATIERE
Torpedo Boats:
CIGNO (Lt. Cdr. Di Somma)
CANOPO
CENTAUR
CLIO
CASSIOPEA
CALLIOPE
OLIMPIA
PERSEO
GABBIANO
Brindisi:
BENEDETTO BRIN (Vice Admiral Ernesto Presbitero, Rear Admiral Baron
Ernesto Rubin de Cervin + Captain Fara Forni)
REGINA MARGHERITA (Captain Rombo)
Cruisers:
GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI (Rear Admiral Eugenio Trifari + Captain Nunes)
VARESE (Captain Salinardi)
FRANCESCO FERRUCCIO (Captain Simonetti)
VETTOR PISANI (Captain Ruggiero)
Scouts/Armed Merchant Cruisers:
QUARTO (Commander Nicastro)
NINO BIXIO (COmmander Duke Monaco di Longano)
MARSALA (Commander Marchini)
CITTA DI PALERMO (Commander Cuturi)
CITTA DI SIRACUSA (Commander Petrelluzzi)
CITTA DI MESSINA (Commander Manzillo)
AGORDAT (Commander Acton)
Cruisers:
LIGURIA (Commander Aymerich)
PUGLIA (Commander Candeo)
LIBIA (Commander Andrioli Stagno)
LOMBARDIA (Commander G. Giovannini)
ELBA (Commander De Filippi)
Destroyers:
ANIMOSO (Commander Genoese Zerbi)
ARDITO
ARDENTE
AUDACE
NULLO
NEMBO (Commander Sorrentino)
TURBINE
ESPERO
BOREA
AQUILONE
Torpedo Boats:
AIRONE (Lt. Cdr. Grixoni)
ALBATROS
ALCIONE
ARPIA
ARDEA
ASTORE
SPICA (Lt. Cdr. De Dato)
SIRIO
SAFFO
SCORPIONE
SERPENTE
SAGITTARIO
28AS
29AS
33PN (Lt. Gorleri)
34PN
35PN
36PN
37PN
38PN
Submarines:
NEREIDE (Lt.Cdr. Del Greco)
NAUTILUS
VELELLA
GELILEO
FERRARIS
GLAUCO (Lt. Cdr. Farinati degli Uberti)
FOCA
NARVALO
Venice:
SARDEGNA (Rear Admiral Giovanni Patris + Commander A. Ciano)
EMANUELE FILIBERTO (Commander Lovatelli)
AMMIRAGLIO DI SAINT BON (Commander Magliozzi)
Cruisers:
CARLO ALBERTO (Captain Cavassa)
MARCO POLO (Commander Chelotti)
ETRURIA (Commander Todisco)
Destroyers:
BERSAGLIERE (Commander Lubelli)
GARIBALDINO
CORAZZIERE
LANCIERE
ARTIGLIERE
CARABINIERE (Commander V. Piazza)
PONTIERE
ZEFFIRO
FUCILIERE
ASCARO
ALPINO
Torpedo Boats:
PROCIONE (Lt. Cdr. Ferrero)
CLIMENE
PEGASO
PALLADE
CALIPSO
1PN (Commander Pignatti)
2PN
3PN
4PN
5PN
6PN
9PN (Lt. Cdr. Caprioli)
7PN
8PN
10PN
11PN
12PN
13OS (Lt. Cdr. Menini)
14OS
15OS
16OS
17OS
18OS
19OS (Lt. Cdr. Guida)
20OS
21OS
22OS
23OS
24OS
Submarines:
JALEA (Commander E. Giovannini)
SALPA
ZOEA
JANTINA
MEDUSA
ATROPO
GIACINTO PULLINO
FISALIA
ARGO
SQUALO (Lt. Cdr. Mellana)
OTARIA
DELFINO
TRICHERO
Ancona:
Submarines:
ARGONAUTA
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