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Emanuele Filiberto Duca d'Aosta

Emanuele Filiberto Duca d'Aosta

Survived

Regia Marina (Italy)

TypeLight cruiser
ClassDuca d'Aosta
Later serviceKerch (Soviet Navy)
WarSecond World War
Main guns8 × 6″ guns in 4 twin mounts

With the fleet that sailed to surrender in 1943. Given to the Soviet Union after the war as Kerch.

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 8 × 152 mm (6 in)/53 OTO Model 1929 naval guns (4×2)
  • 6 × 100 mm (4 in)/47 OTO Model 1928 naval guns (3×2)
  • 8 × 37 mm (1.5 in)/54 Breda Model 1932 AA cannons (4×2)
  • 12 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in)/76 Breda Model 1931 AA machine guns (6×2)
  • 6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2×3)

Armour

  • Deck: 35 mm (1.4 in)
  • Main belt: 70 mm (2.8 in)
  • Turrets: 90 mm (3.5 in)
  • Conning tower: 100 mm (3.9 in)
BuilderO.T.O., Livorno
Laid down29 October 1932
Launched22 April 1934
Commissioned13 July 1935
Displacement8,450 t (8,317 long tons) standard 10,539 t (10,373 long tons) full load
Length186.9 m (613 ft 2 in)
Speed36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42.0 mph)
Complement578

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

22 April 1934

9 September 1943

Fate

Survived

Scrapped