Roma

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Roma was an Italian Vittorio Veneto–class battleship of the Regia Marina that served during World War II and was famously sunk in 1943 by German guided bombs.

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Roma canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian battleship ⓘ
Vittorio Veneto-class battleship ⓘ
warship ⓘ
allegiance Axis powers ⓘ
armament 12 × 152 mm secondary guns ⓘ
9 × 381 mm (15 in) main guns ⓘ
90 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
light anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
beam approximately 32.9 m ⓘ
builder Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico ⓘ
builtAt Trieste ⓘ
linked to: Trieste, Italy
casualtiesWhenSunk over 1,300 killed ⓘ
causeOfDestruction Fritz X guided bomb ⓘ
German guided bombs ⓘ
class Vittorio Veneto class ⓘ
commissioned 14 June 1942 ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
crewComplement over 1,800 officers and men ⓘ
displacement about 45,000 tons full load ⓘ
era World War II naval warfare ⓘ
event Armistice of Cassibile ⓘ
fate sunk in combat ⓘ
hullNumber Roma ⓘ
laidDown 18 September 1938 ⓘ
launched 9 June 1940 ⓘ
length approximately 237.8 m ⓘ
material steel hull ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 30 knots ⓘ
namedAfter Rome ⓘ
nationality Italian ⓘ
notableFeature first capital ship sunk by guided bomb ⓘ
operator Regia Marina ⓘ
linked to: Italian Navy
placeOfSinking Tyrrhenian Sea ⓘ
near Sardinia ⓘ
propulsion four shafts ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ
serviceBranch Regia Marina ⓘ
linked to: Italian Navy
sisterShip Littorio ⓘ
Vittorio Veneto ⓘ
statusDuringArmistice en route to surrender to Allied forces ⓘ
sunk 9 September 1943 ⓘ
sunkBy German Air Force ⓘ
Luftwaffe ⓘ
type fast battleship ⓘ

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Vittorio Veneto → sisterShip → Roma ⓘ
subject linked to: battleship Vittorio Veneto