Tag: World War 2
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Italian Battleship Littorio
Italian Battleship Littorio Littorio was the lead ship of her class of battleships (along with Vittorio Veneto and Roma and in incomplete Impero). Launched on 22 August 1937, she was commissioned into the Italian Regia Marina on 6 May 1940. Littorio was badly damaged when struck by three torpedoes dropped by Fairey Swordfish torpedo-bombers during Read more
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Italian Heavy Cruiser Trento
Italian Heavy Cruiser Trento The lead-ship of her class of two heavy cruisers, Trento was launched on 8 October 1927. She was commissioned into the Regia Marina on 3 April 1929. During the Second World War, she took part in the Battles of Calabria (July 1940), Cape Spartivento (November 1940), and Cape Matapan (March 1941). Read more
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Italian Heavy Cruiser Trieste
Italian Heavy Cruiser Trieste Laid down in June 1925, was launched in October 1926, Trieste was the second of the Trento-class heavy cruisers built for the Regia Marina. Although claimed to comply with the Washington Treaty limit of 10,000 tons for cruisers, she actually displaced significantly more (at over 13,000 tons). During the Second World Read more