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Eugenio di Savoia

Eugenio di Savoia

Survived

Regia Marina (Italy)

TypeLight cruiser
ClassDuca d'Aosta
Later serviceElli (Royal Hellenic Navy)
WarSecond World War
Main guns8 × 152 mm (6 in)/53 OTO Model 1929 naval guns (4×2)

With the fleet that sailed to surrender in 1943. Given to Greece after the war as Elli.

Italian cruiser Eugenio di Savoia Photo: Unknown, PD-Italy · Wikimedia Commons

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

  • 35 mm deck
  • 70 mm main belt
  • 90 mm gun turrets
  • 100 mm conning tower
BuilderAnsaldo, Genoa
Laid down6 July 1933
Launched16 March 1935
Commissioned16 January 1936
Displacement8,450 tons standard 10,539 tons full load
Length186.9 m (613 ft 2 in)
Speed36.5 knots (68 km/h)
Complement578

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

Career

Launched

16 March 1935

9 September 1943

Fate

Survived

Scrapped, 1973