Trieste
Sunk
| Type | Heavy cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Trento |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 8 × 8″ guns |
Covering force for the Duisburg convoy. Sunk by US bombers at La Maddalena in April 1943; raised, she was rebuilt in Spain as an aircraft carrier that was never finished.
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 | Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 22 June 1925 |
| Launched | 24 October 1926 |
| Commissioned | 21 December 1928 |
| Displacement | Full load: 13,326 long tons (13,540 t) |
| Length | 196.96 m (646 ft 2 in) |
| Speed | Trials: 35.65 kn (66.02 km/h; 41.03 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
24 October 1926
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; never got into action
Fate
Sunk
Sunk, 10 April 1943