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Ulpio Traiano

Ulpio Traiano

Sunk

Regia Marina (Italy)

TypeLight cruiser
ClassCapitani Romani
WarSecond World War
Main guns8 × 5.3″ guns in 4 twin mounts

Fast scout cruiser, sunk before she was finished by British Chariot human torpedoes in Palermo harbour on 3 January 1943.

Regia Marina´s light cruiser Scipione Africano. Photo: unknown serviceman (US Navy), Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 × twin 135 mm (5.3 in) DP guns
  • 8 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) AA guns
  • 4 × twin 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns
  • 2 × quadruple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 70 × mines

Armour

  • Turrets: 6–20 mm (0.24–0.79 in)
  • Conning tower: 15 mm (0.59 in)
Displacement3,745 t (3,686 long tons) (standard) 5,420 t (5,330 long tons) (full load)
Length142.2 m (466 ft 6 in) (overall)
Speed41 knots (76 km/h; 47 mph)
Complement418

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

Career

She isn't listed in any of the fleet actions covered here.