Trento
Sunk
| Type | Heavy cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Trento |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 8 × 203 mm (8 in) / 50 caliber guns |
Covering force for the Duisburg convoy; at Second Sirte. Sunk by HMS Umbra in June 1942.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 8 × 203 mm (8 in) / 50 caliber guns
- 16 × 100 mm (4 in) / 47 caliber guns
- 8 × Vickers-Terni 40 mm (1.6 in) anti-aircraft guns
- 8 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns
- 8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
Armour
- Belt: 70 mm (2.8 in)
- Deck: 20 to 50 mm (0.79 to 1.97 in) deck
- Turrets: 100 mm (3.9 in)
- Conning tower: 100 mm (3.9 in)
| Builder | Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando, Livorno |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 8 February 1925 |
| Launched | 4 October 1927 |
| Commissioned | 3 April 1929 |
| Displacement | Full load: 13,334 long tons (13,548 t) |
| Length | 196.96 m (646 ft 2 in) |
| Speed | Trials: 35.6 kn (65.9 km/h; 41.0 mph) Service: 31 kn (57 km/h; 36 mph) |
| Complement | Peacetime: 723 Wartime: 781 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
4 October 1927
Battle of Taranto
Survived
11–12 November 1940
Hit by a bomb that failed to explode
Battle of Cape Spartivento
Survived
27 November 1940
Battle of Cape Matapan
Survived
27–29 March 1941
Battle of the Duisburg Convoy
Survived
9 November 1941
Distant cover
Second Battle of Sirte
Survived
22 March 1942
Fate
Sunk
Sunk, 15 June 1942