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1573:Settembrini
1423:Ocean-going
1130:Condottieri
1053:Battleships
974:Engineering
861:Conway p310
523:Port Arthur
217:5,400
1850:Categories
1415:Submarines
1250:Navigatori
1207:Destroyers
835:References
367:Decima MAS
313:600 Series
292:submarines
239:Complement
231:Test depth
171:Propulsion
1836:Cancelled
1566:Argonauta
1523:Sea-going
1445:Archimede
1395:Corvettes
1355:Curtatone
1270:Maestrale
1216:Mirabello
1035:Sparviero
817:Tungsteno
787:Molibdeno
613:Manganese
553:Antinomio
382:in 1945.
126:Submarine
109:Completed
96:1942–1967
73:Operators
1794:Barletta
1787:Albatros
1759:Ramb III
1559:Bragadin
1545:Bandiera
1473:Marcello
1404:Gabbiano
1347:Generali
1339:Palestro
1139:Giussano
1076:Littorio
823:See also
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777:Carbonio
751:Type III
738:Ruthenio
720:Mercurio
702:Magnesio
633:Potassio
545:Aluminio
517:Antelope
386:Type III
247:Armament
176:2 shafts
47:Builders
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1766:Ramb IV
1752:Ramb II
1738:Taranto
1626:Coastal
1608:Acciaio
1501:Marconi
1431:Balilla
1377:Ciclone
1331:La Masa
1283:Soldati
1263:Folgore
1256:Freccia
1244:Turbine
1146:Cadorna
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948:Portals
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657:Silicio
593:Fosforo
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511:Tritone
503:Spigola
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479:Nautilo
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373:Type II
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586:UIT 12
467:Murena
447:Grongo
440:Nields
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407:Cernia
400:Type I
363:Maiale
359:Murena
355:Grongo
332:Type I
322:Flutto
317:Flutto
309:Flutto
282:Flutto
147:Length
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1709:Other
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1508:Cagni
1466:Calvi
1363:Spica
1237:Sauro
1230:Sella
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840:Notes
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689:Zolfo
677:Zinco
670:UIT 9
665:Sodio
606:UIT 8
601:Litio
581:Ferro
573:Cromo
566:UIT 7
561:Bario
459:Marea
434:Gorgo
395:Ships
288:class
284:class
212:Range
200:knots
193:Speed
55:(OTO)
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1731:Bari
1695:MTSM
1601:Argo
1594:Adua
1487:Brin
1480:Foca
1370:Orsa
1192:Etna
1103:Zara
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880:ISBN
782:Elio
645:Rame
428:MTBs
357:and
346:Tosi
344:and
338:CRDA
326:wave
307:The
279:The
258:4 ×
252:1 ×
155:Beam
122:Type
65:Tosi
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1680:MAS
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342:OTO
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