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Fiume

Fiume

Sunk

Regia Marina (Italy)

TypeHeavy cruiser
ClassZara
WarSecond World War
Main guns8 × 203 mm (8 in)/53 cal. guns

Caught with Zara at Matapan and sunk by the British battleships.

Regia Nave Fiume (Taranto, 1933). Photo: A. Bernini, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 8 × 203 mm (8 in)/53 cal. guns
  • 16 × 100 mm (4 in) / 47 caliber guns
  • 6 × Vickers-Terni 40 mm/39 guns
  • 8 × 13.2 mm machine guns

Armour

  • Deck: 70 mm (2.8 in)
  • Belt: 150 mm (5.9 in)
  • Turret faces: 150 mm
  • Barbettes: 150 mm
BuilderStabilimento Tecnico Triestino, Trieste
Laid down29 April 1929
Launched27 April 1930
Commissioned23 November 1931
DisplacementFull load: 13,944 long tons (14,168 t)
Length182.8 m (599 ft 9 in)
Speed33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement841

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

Career

Launched

27 April 1930

27 November 1940

27–29 March 1941