Italian cruiser Gorizia
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 Gorizia (right) in Trieste habour |
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| Career |  |
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 1930 |
| Launched: | 1930 |
| Commissioned: | 1931 |
| Fate: | Damaged (1943), then scrapped |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 13,580 tons standard,
14,560 tons full load |
| Length: | 180 m - 182.8 m |
| Beam: | 20.6 m |
| Draught: | 7.2 m |
| Propulsion: | 8 boilers, 2 shafts, 95,000 hp |
| Speed: | 33 knots (60 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,361 miles at 16 knots |
| Complement: | 841 |
| Armament: | 8 203 mm / 53 caliber,
16 100 mm / 47 caliber, 6 40 mm / 49 caliber, 8 13.2 mm |
| Aircraft: | 2 |
| Protection: | max 150 mm (horizontal)
70 mm (vertical) |
Gorizia was an Italian Zara class heavy cruiser, which served in the Regia Marina during World War II. The ship was named after the city of Gorizia.
Gorizia participated to World War II as a member of 1st Division 1st Squad. It took part to the Battle of Punta Stilo, to the Battle of Cape Teulada, and to the First and Second Battle of Sirte, where her guns hit two destroyers. Among her other missions, there were escorts to Italian and German convoys, for a total of 20 missions. It was still there on September 8, when the armistice between Italy and the Allies was signed.
Gorizia was damaged by a bombing at La Maddalena base, and moved to La Spezia for reparations (10 April 1943)
[edit] References
- "Gorizia", from Marina Militare official web site.
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