The Zara was a heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy, which gave his name to the class of the same name, Trento and evolution of the class that included the ships Fiume, Pola and Gorizia. OTO was built at the shipyard of La Spezia, launched 27 April 1930 and entered service October 20, 1931. When [...]
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Italian cruiser Zara
September 19th, 2012 
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No Comments »Italian cruiser Fiume
September 18th, 2012 admin The Fiume was a cruiser of the Regia Marina. History It was built in the plant Technical Trieste Trieste entered service at the end of 1931. At the beginning of World War II it was classified in Division I Cruisers of the First Team based in Taranto. During the Battle of Cape Matapan, March 28, 1941, [...]
Posted in Forces, Italian Army, Regia Marina, The Axis Forces Tags: battle of cape matapan, fiume, italian ships No Comments »Italian cruiser Alberico da Barbiano
September 17th, 2012 admin Alberico da Barbiano was a light cruiser, the class of Alberto Giussano of the Royal Navy, named in honor of the rider and captain of the fifteenth century Alberico da Barbiano. Entered service at the beginning of the thirties, it effected missions in the westernMediterraneanduring the Spanish Civil War. On 10 June 1940 together with [...]
Posted in Italian Army, Regia Marina, The Axis Forces Tags: antonio toscano, cape bon, combat missions No Comments »Italian cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi
September 7th, 2012 admin The Giuseppe Garibaldi was a cruiser of the Regia Marina and later Italy Navy after becoming radical conversion work the first Italian naval vessel missile. Upon its entry into service the “Garibaldi” was ranked light cruiser, because according to the London Naval Treaty of 1930, they were classified as such by the gun cruisers 6.1 inch [...]
Posted in Italian Army, Regia Marina, The Axis Forces Tags: light cruisers, naval vessel, navies No Comments »Italian cruiser Alberto da Giussano
September 5th, 2012 admin Alberto Giussano was a light cruiser, first in his class of the Royal Navy, named in honor of Alberto da Giussano, the knight who according to legend, led the defense of carroccio the Battle of Legnano It was set up in 1928 and launched April 27, 1930. It participated in the thirty to normal activities [...]
Posted in Italian Army, Regia Marina, The Axis Forces Tags: cruisers, libya, north africa No Comments »Italian auxiliary ship Olterra
August 12th, 2012 admin This article is about a naval battle in Battle of the Mediterranean during World War II. The first Olterra was a cargo ship, then a ship used in World War II in some Italian operations in Gibraltar, to replace the submarine sunk by the British Shire. It was demolished in Vado Ligure in 1961. History The [...]
Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto
August 11th, 2012 admin This article is about a battleship of Regia Marina during World War ii. It was involved in Battle of Taranto, Operation White, Battle of Cape Spartivento, Battle of Cape Matapan and so on. The battleship Vittorio Veneto was a ship belonging to the Navy Italian Littorio class and represented the best of Italian naval warfare of [...]
Ramb III
August 10th, 2012 admin This article is about a Armed merchantman of Regia Marina during World War II. It was involved in Battle of the Strait of Otranto and other battles. The RAMB III (later Kiebitz, then Mornar, then Galeb) was a banana fast Italian, used during World War II as an auxiliary cruiser of the Royal Navy and [...]
Italian battleship Conte di Cavour
July 31st, 2012 admin This article is about a battleship of Regia Marina during World War II. She was involved in Battle of Calabria, Battle of Taranto and so on. The Conte di Cavour was an Italian class battleship of the same name, serving in the Royal Navy before and during World War II. It was so named in [...]
Giulio Cesare
July 31st, 2012 admin This article is about a battleship of Regia Marina during World War II. She was involved in Battle of Calabria, Operation White, First Battle of Sirte and so on. The battleship Giulio Cesare was a unit of the Regia Marina which served in both world wars. The ship, along with sister ships Cavour and Leonardo da [...]
