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Raimondo Montecuccoli

Raimondo Montecuccoli

Survived

Regia Marina (Italy)

TypeLight cruiser
ClassRaimondo Montecuccoli
WarSecond World War
Main guns8 × 6″ guns in 4 twin mounts

With the fleet that sailed to surrender in 1943. A training ship after the war.

Italian cruiser Raimondo Montecuccoli. Glass negative 12.1 x 16.6 cm. (half plate) Photo: Allan C. Green / Adam Cuerden, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 8 × 152 mm (6 in) /53 guns (4×2)
  • 6 × 100 mm (4 in) / 47 caliber guns (3×2)
  • 8 × 37 mm (1.5 in) 54-cal. guns (4×2)
  • 8 × 13.2 mm guns (4×2)
  • 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (2×2)

Armour

  • Deck: 30 mm (1.2 in)
  • Main belt: 60 mm (2.4 in)
  • Turrets: 70 mm (2.8 in)
  • Conning tower: 100 mm (3.9 in)
BuilderAnsaldo, Genoa
Laid down1 October 1931
Launched2 August 1934
Commissioned30 June 1935
Displacement7,523 t (7,404 long tons) standard 8,994 t (8,852 long tons) full load
Length182.2 m (597 ft 9 in)
Speed37 knots (43 mph; 69 km/h)
Complement578

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

Career

Launched

2 August 1934

9 September 1943

Fate

Survived

Scrapped