| Ministero della marina (1861–1946) Ministero della marina militare (1946–1947) | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Ministero_Difesa_-_Palazzo_Marina.jpeg) The Palazzo Marina ("Navy Palace") in Rome on 13 May 2016. It served as the headquarters of the Ministry of the Navy. | |
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| Formed | 1861 |
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| Dissolved | 14 February 1947 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Italy |
The Ministry of the Navy (Italian: Ministero della marina) was a ministry of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1946 and of the Italian Republic from 1946 to 1947. Under the Kingdom of Italy, it oversaw the Regia Marina ("Royal Navy"), while under the Italian Republic, when its name became Ministero della marina militare (literally "Ministry of the Military Navy"), it oversaw the Marina Militare (literally "Military Navy," usually translated as "Italian Navy"). The ministry was abolished in 1947, when it merged with the Ministry of Aeronautics and the Ministry of War to form the Ministry of Defence.