Bolzano
Sunk
| Type | Heavy cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Bolzano |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 2 - 203 mm (8 in) 53-cal. guns |
Hit three times at Calabria. Torpedoed by HMS Unbroken after Pedestal; sunk at La Spezia by British and Italian human torpedoes in 1944.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × 2 - 203 mm (8 in) 53-cal. guns
- 8 × 2 - 100 mm (4 in) / 47 caliber guns
- 4 × 1 - Vickers-Terni 40 mm/39 guns
- 8 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns
- 8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
Armour
- Deck: 50 mm (2 in)
- Belt: 70 mm (2.8 in)
- Turret faces: 100 mm (3.9 in)
- Barbettes: 70 mm
| Builder | Ansaldo, Genoa |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 11 June 1930 |
| Launched | 31 August 1932 |
| Displacement | Normal: 10,890 long tons (11,060 t) Full load: 13,665 long tons (13,884 t) |
| Length | 196.9 m (646 ft) (o/a) |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Complement | 725 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
31 August 1932
Battle of Calabria
Damaged
9 July 1940
Hit by three 6-inch shells
Battle of Cape Spartivento
Survived
27 November 1940
Battle of Cape Matapan
Survived
27–29 March 1941
Operation Pedestal
Damaged
10–15 August 1942
Torpedoed by HMS Unbroken on the way home
Fate
Sunk
Sunk, 21 June 1944