Tag: Military
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Italian Battleship Leonardo Da Vinci
Italian Battleship Leonardo Da Vinci The third of the Conte di Cavour-class battleships, Leonardo da Vinci was launched on14 October 1911 and commissioned into the Italian Regia Marina on 17 May 1914. She saw no action during the First World War and was sunk by internal explosion on 2 August 1916. Italy blamed the loss… Read more
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Italian Heavy Cruiser Fiume
Italian Heavy Cruiser Fiume Fiume was the second of the Zara-class heavy cruisers built for the Italian Regia Marina (along with her sisters Zara, Pola and Gorizia). She was launched on 27 April 1930 and commissioned on 23 November 1931. During the Second World War, Fiume was engaged with convoy escort and intercepting British convoys.… Read more
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Italian Heavy Cruiser Gorizia
Italian Heavy Cruiser Gorizia Gorizia was the third member of the Zara-class heavy cruisers built for the Italian Regia Marina. Launched on 28 December 1930, she was commissioned on 31 December 1931. As with her sisters (Zara, Fiume and Pola) she was nominally within the 10,000 ton limit of the Washington Treaty, however she displaced… Read more