Italian battleship Impero

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Impero at her launch in 1939
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Impero at her launch in 1939

The Impero was an Italian Littorio class battleship of the Regia Marina during World War II. She was the third ship of her class, named after the Italian word for Empire, here inspired by the ancient Roman Empire. She was launched on February 15, 1939 but was never completed. Her hulk was scrapped after the war in Venice from 1948.

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