44°4′0.01″N 9°22′59.99″E / 44.0666694°N 9.3833306°E / 44.0666694; 9.3833306Vincenzo Gioberti was one of four Oriani-class destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the mid-1930s and early 1940s.

She was sunk on 9 August 1943 by the Royal Navy submarine HMS Simoon, and was the last Regia Marina destroyer to be lost in the war against the Allies.

[4] Their main battery consisted of four 50-caliber 120-millimeter (4.7 in) guns in two twin-gun turrets, one each fore and aft of the superstructure.

Although they were not provided with a sonar system for anti-submarine work, they were fitted with a pair of depth charge throwers.

The Royal Navy submarine HMS Simoon spotted the Giuseppe Garibaldi and fired three torpedoes at her, but missed and instead two hit Vincenzo Gioberti.