Gorizia
Sunk
| Type | Heavy cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Zara |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 8 × 203 mm (8 in)/53 cal. guns |
At Cape Spartivento and Second Sirte. Damaged by US bombers at La Maddalena in 1943 and sunk at La Spezia by British and Italian human torpedoes in 1944.
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 (0.52 in) guns
Armour
- Deck: 70 mm (2.8 in)
- Belt: 150 mm (5.9 in)
- Turret faces: 150 mm
- Barbettes: 150 mm
| Builder | O.T.O., Livorno |
|---|---|
| Laid down | March 1930 |
| Launched | 28 December 1930 |
| Commissioned | 31 December 1931 |
| Displacement | Standard: 11,712 long tons (11,900 t) Full load: 14,330 long tons (14,560 t) |
| Length | 182.8 m (599 ft 9 in) |
| Speed | 32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h) |
| Complement | 841 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
28 December 1930
Battle of Cape Spartivento
Survived
27 November 1940
Second Battle of Sirte
Survived
22 March 1942
Fate
Sunk
Disabled by manned torpedoes in 1944, scrapped in 1946