Italian cruiser Muzio Attendolo
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 10 April 1931 |
| Launched: | 9 September 1934 |
| Commissioned: | 7 August 1935 |
| Fate: | Sunk 4 December 1942 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 7,523 tonnes standard
8,994 tonnes full load |
| Length: | 182.2 meters |
| Beam: | 16.6 meters |
| Draught: | 5.6 meters |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft Belluzzo geared turbines
6 Yarrow boillers 106,000 horsepower |
| Speed: | 37 knots |
| Range: | 4122 nautical miles at 18 knots |
| Complement: | 578 men |
| Armament: | 8 6 inch guns (4 × 2)
6 3.9 inch guns (3 × 2) 8 37  mm guns (4 x 2) 8 13.2 mm guns (4 × 2) 4 21 inch torpedo tubes (2x2) |
| Aircraft: | 2 aircraft, 1 catapult |
| Protection: | 30 mm deck
60 mm main belt 70 mm turrets 100 mm conning tower |
Muzio Attendolo was a Condottieri class light cruiser of the Italian Regia Marina, which fought in World War II. She was sunk in Naples by bombers of the USAAF on 4 December 1942. although salvaged after the war she was damaged beyond repair and scrapped.
[edit] Design
Muzio Attendolo was part of the Montecuccoli sub-class, which were the third group of Condottieri class light cruisers. They were larger and better protected then their predecessors.
She was built by CRDA Trieste and named after Muzio Attendolo, a 14th century ruler of Milan and founder of the Sforza dynasty.
[edit] Career
Completed in 1935, this ship served in the Mediterranean. During World War II she served in the following actions:
- Battle of Punto Stilo
- Operation Mincemeat
- Operation Halberd
- First Battle of Sirte
- Operation Pedestal during which she was torpedoed by HMS Unbroken but towed to Messina and Naples
She was sunk in Naples by USAAF bombers while being repaired
[edit] References
- M.J. Whitley, Cruisers of World War Two, 1995 , Arms and armour Press ISBN 1 86019 8740
