Alberico da Barbiano
Sunk
| Type | Light cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Alberto di Giussano |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 8 × 152 mm (6 in) /53 guns in 4 twin mountings |
Carrying drums of petrol on deck for Tripoli when torpedoed off Cape Bon; she burned and sank in minutes with Admiral Toscano.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 8 × 152 mm (6 in) /53 guns in 4 twin mountings
- 6 × 100 mm (4 in) / 47 caliber guns in 3 twin mountings
- 8 × 37 mm (1.5 in) 54-cal. guns
- 8 × 13.2 mm machine-guns
- 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
Armour
- Decks: 20 mm (0.79 in)
- Belt: 24 mm (0.94 in)
- Turrets: 23 mm (0.91 in)
- Tower: 40 mm (1.6 in)
| Builder | Ansaldo, Genoa |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 16 April 1928 |
| Launched | 23 August 1930 |
| Commissioned | 9 June 1931 |
| Displacement | 6,571 tonnes (6,467 long tons) (standard) 6,954 tonnes (6,844 long tons) (full load) |
| Length | 169.3 m (555 ft 5 in) |
| Speed | 37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph) |
| Complement | 507 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
23 August 1930
13 December 1941
Admiral Toscano's flagship