Littorio

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Littorio was an Italian Littorio-class battleship of the Regia Marina in World War II, noted for its advanced design and involvement in major Mediterranean naval engagements.

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instanceOf Littorio-class battleship ⓘ
battleship ⓘ
capital ship ⓘ
antiAircraftArmament 20 mm AA guns ⓘ
37 mm AA guns ⓘ
90 mm AA guns ⓘ
armorScheme Pugliese torpedo defense system ⓘ
beam approximately 32.9 meters ⓘ
builder Cantieri Riuniti dell’Adriatico ⓘ
commissionedBy Regia Marina ⓘ
linked to: Italian Navy
commissionedOn 1940 ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
damagedBy British carrier aircraft ⓘ
damagedIn Battle of Taranto ⓘ
linked to: Attack on Taranto
designFeature heavy main battery ⓘ
high speed for a battleship of her era ⓘ
internal torpedo defense cylinder ⓘ
displacement approximately 45,000 tons full load ⓘ
fate scrapped ⓘ
homePort La Spezia ⓘ
Taranto ⓘ
internedAt Great Bitter Lake ⓘ
laidDownOn 1934 ⓘ
launchedOn 1937 ⓘ
length approximately 237.8 meters ⓘ
mainArmament nine 381 mm (15-inch) guns ⓘ
mainBatteryConfiguration three triple turrets ⓘ
maximumSpeed approximately 30 knots ⓘ
namedAfter Battle of Littorio ⓘ
Fascist concept of the Roman lictor’s fasces (Littorio) ⓘ
navalTheater Mediterranean Theater of World War II ⓘ
notableFor advanced design for its time ⓘ
involvement in major Mediterranean naval engagements ⓘ
operator Regia Marina ⓘ
linked to: Italian Navy
postwarStatus war reparation to the United States ⓘ
propulsion four shafts ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ
reasonForRenaming fall of the Fascist regime in Italy ⓘ
renamedAs Italia ⓘ
linked to: Italy
renamedOn 1943 ⓘ
role fleet flagship on several occasions ⓘ
scrappedIn 1950s ⓘ
secondaryArmament 152 mm guns ⓘ
serviceBranch Italian Royal Navy ⓘ
linked to: Italian Navy
shipClass Littorio class ⓘ
linked to: Littorio
shipyard Trieste shipyard ⓘ
sisterShip Impero ⓘ
Roma ⓘ
Vittorio Veneto ⓘ
surrenderedTo Allied forces ⓘ
theater Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
tookPartIn Battle of Cape Matapan ⓘ
Battle of Taranto ⓘ
linked to: Attack on Taranto

First Battle of Sirte ⓘ
Second Battle of Sirte ⓘ

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Attack on Taranto → damagedShip → Littorio ⓘ
Second Battle of Sirte → shipInvolved → Italian battleship Littorio ⓘ
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Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto → class → Littorio class ⓘ
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Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto → sisterShip → Italian battleship Littorio ⓘ
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Vittorio Veneto → class → Littorio class ⓘ
subject linked to: battleship Vittorio Veneto
linked to: Littorio
Vittorio Veneto → sisterShip → Littorio ⓘ
subject linked to: battleship Vittorio Veneto
Operation Judgment → target → Italian battleship Littorio ⓘ
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Littorio → shipClass → Littorio class ⓘ
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Pugliese torpedo defense system → appliedOn → Littorio-class battleship ⓘ
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Pugliese torpedo defense system → firstAppliedOn → Littorio (battleship) ⓘ
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Impero → shipClass → Littorio class ⓘ
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Impero → sisterShipOf → Littorio ⓘ
Roma → sisterShip → Littorio ⓘ
Italian battleship Impero → class → Littorio class ⓘ
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Italian battleship Impero → sisterShip → Italian battleship Littorio ⓘ
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Italian battleship Impero → category → Littorio-class battleships ⓘ
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Italian battleship Roma → sisterShip → Italian battleship Littorio ⓘ
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