The Regia Marina in World War II
The Royal Italian Navy as of June 10, 1940 was organized as follows:
1st Fleet
5th Battleship Division: 2 BBs
7th Destroyer Squadron: 4 DDs
8th Destroyer Squadron: 4 DDs
9th Battleship Division (not yet fully operational): 2 BBs
14th Destroyer Squadron: 3 DDs
15th Destroyer Squadron: 5 DDs
1st Cruiser Division: 3 CAs
9th Destroyer Squadron: 4 DDs
4th Cruiser Division: 4 CLs
8th Cruiser Division: 2 CLs
16th Destroyer Squadron: 4 DDs
Auxiliaries: 1 seaplane tender, 3 water tankers, 2 tugs
2nd Fleet
3rd Cruiser Division: 4 CAs
12th Destroyer Squadron: 4 DDs
11th Destroyer Squadron: 4 DDs
7th Cruiser Division: 4 CLs
13th Destroyer Squadron: 4 DDs
2nd Cruiser Division: 2 CLs
10th Destroyer Squadron: 4 DDs
Auxiliaries: 1 repair ship, 4 water tankers, oil tanker, 2 tugs
Submarine Fleet
1st Group (La Spezia)
11th Squadron: 4 SS
12th Squadron: 6 SS
13th Squadron: 3 SS
14th Squadron: 3 SS
15th Squadron: 4 SS
16th Squadron: 2 SS
17th Squadron: 5 SS
2nd Group (Naples)
21st Squadron: 4 SS
22nd Squadron: 5 SS
3rd Group (Messina)
31st Squadron: 4 SS
33rd Squadron: 4 SS
34th Squadron: 4 SS
35th Squadron: 3 SS
37th Squadron: 3 SS
4th Group (Taranto)
40th Squadron: 4 SS
41st Squadron: 4 SS
42nd Squadron: 1 SS
43rd Squadron: 2 SS
44th Squadron: 1 SS
45th Squadron: 2 SS
46th Squadron: 4 SS
7th Group (Cagliari)
71st Squadron: 4 SS
72nd Squadron: 4 SS
Departmental Naval Forces
Based at La Spezia: 8 DEs, 20 MAS boats, 4 minelayers, 1 transport, 1 gunboat, 1 water tanker.
Based at Naples: 8 DEs, 2 minelayers, 2 water tankers.
Based at La Maddalena: 8 DEs, 4 MAS boats, 5 minelayers.
Based at Messina: 12 DEs, 1 sub chaser, 16 MAS boats, 4 minelayers, 2 depot ships, 4 water tankers.
Based at Taranto: 2 CLs, 8 DDs, 4 minelayers, 2 transports, 3 water tankers.
Based at Brindisi: 2 DDs, 4 DEs, 2 MAS boats, 1 gunboat, 1 water tanker.
Based at Venice: 4 DEs, 3 minelayers.
Based at Pola: 1 DE, 4 MAS boats, 3 minelayers, 1 oil tanker, 2 water tankers.
Based in Albania: 1 water tanker, 2 minesweepers.
Based at Rhodes: 2 DDs, 4 DEs, 8 SS, 15 MAS boats, 2 minelayers, 2 gunboats, 1 oil tanker.
Based at Tripoli: 4 DEs, 1 mine layer, 1 gunboat.
Based at Tobruk: 4 DDs, 10 SS, 5 gunboats, 3 water tankers.
Italian East Africa: 7 DDs, 8 SS, 2 DEs, 5 MAS boats, 2 gunboats, 3 minelayers, 3 water tankers.
Various ports in Italy, under direct command of Naval HQ: 3 yachts, 1 target ship, 2 survey ships, 5 transports, 1 hospital ship, 2 cable layers, 7 oil tankers, 1 petrol tanker, 9 seagoing tugs.
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