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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Survived

Regia Marina (Italy)

TypeLight cruiser
ClassDuca degli Abruzzi
WarSecond World War
Main guns10 × 6″ guns

At Matapan, and with the fleet that sailed to surrender in 1943. Rebuilt in 1957–62 as a guided-missile cruiser.

l'incrociatore leggero garibaldi nel 1938, al rientro a Taranto Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 10 × 152 mm (6 in) mm guns
  • 8 × 100 mm (4 in) / 47 caliber guns
  • 8 × 37 mm (1.5 in) 54-cal. guns
  • 12 × 13.2 mm replaced with
  • 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in)/65

Wartime additional

  • 6 × 533 mm torpedo launchers
  • (removed in 1945)
  • 2 × anti-submarines mortars

Armour

  • Outer Belt: 30 mm (1.2 in)
  • Inner Belt: 100 mm (3.9 in)
  • Main Deck: 40 mm (1.6 in)
  • Upper Deck: 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in)
  • Turrets: 135 mm (5.3 in)
  • Barbettes: 30–100 mm (1.2–3.9 in)
  • Outer Bulkheads: 30 mm (1.2 in)
  • Inner Bulkheads: 100 mm (3.9 in)
  • Conning Tower: 30–140 mm (1.2–5.5 in)
BuilderC.R.D.A., Trieste
Laid down28 December 1933
Launched21 April 1936
Commissioned1 December 1937
DisplacementStandard: 9,400 t (9,300 long tons; 10,400 short tons) Full: 11,735 t (11,550 long tons; 12,936 short tons)
LengthWaterline: 171.1 m (561 ft 4 in) Overall: 187 m (613 ft 6 in)
Speed34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Complement640

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

Career

Launched

21 April 1936

27–29 March 1941

13–16 June 1942

9 September 1943

Fate

Survived

Scrapped