The Curtatone class were a group of destroyers built for the Italian Navy

Regia Marina

The Regia Marina dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification...

. They were the first destroyers to be built in Italy after the end of World War I and were the first ships of this type to use twin rather than single mountings. The ships were originally ordered at the same time as the Palestro class destroyers, but were postponed due to steel shortages. The opportunity was taken to modify the design to incorporate experience and lengthen the ships by 4.5 m. The ships were later modernized for escort duties with the twin guns being replaced by singles and the triple 450 mm torpedo tubes replaced by twin 533 mm torpedo tubes. Extra light anti-aircraft guns were also fitted and the 76 mm/40 caliber guns removed

Ships

All four ships were built by Orlando yard in Livorno

Livorno

Livorno , traditionally Leghorn , is a port city on the Tyrrhenian Sea on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of approximately 160,000 residents in 2009.- History :...

Ship	Launched	Commissioned	Service / Fate
Calatafimi	17 March 1923	24 May 1924	Captured by the Germans at Pireus on 9 September 1943 - served as TA19 Torpedoboot Ausland The Torpedoboot Ausland were small destroyers or large torpedo boats captured by Nazi Germany and incorporated into the Kriegsmarine. They were assigned a number beginning with TA-TA 1 to TA 6:... , sunk by Greek submarine Pipinos British V class submarine The British V class submarine was a class of submarines built for the Royal Navy during World War II. 42 vessels were ordered to this design, all to be built by Vickers-Armstrong at either Barrow-in-Furness or at Walker-on-Tyne, but only 22 were completed...  19 August 1944 in the Aegean Sea
Castelfidardo	4 June 1922	7 March 1924	Captured by the Germans at Pireus on 9 September 1943 - served as TA16 Torpedoboot Ausland The Torpedoboot Ausland were small destroyers or large torpedo boats captured by Nazi Germany and incorporated into the Kriegsmarine. They were assigned a number beginning with TA-TA 1 to TA 6:... , sunk by allied aircraft 2 June 1944 in the Aegean
Curtatone	17 March 1922	21 June 1923	sunk by a mine near Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... on 20 May 1941
Monzambano	6 August 1923	4 June 1923	Survived the war. It was decommissioned in April 1951