Italian
Naval Forces at the
Battle
of Cape Matapan 27th-29th March 1941
Italian Naval Ensign.
Italian
Battle Ship at Sea
Battleships
Vittorio Veneto - 35,000 tons, 30.5 knots, nine 15-inch,
twelve 6-inch guns.
Flagship of Commander-inChief, Admiral A. Lachino.
Cruisers
3rd
Division
Trieste - 10,500 tons, 35 knots, eight 8-inch, twelve
3.9-in AA, eight 37mm AA guns, eight 21-inch Torpedo Tubes.
Flagship of Vice-Admiral L.Sansonetti. as above
Tronto - 10,500 tons, as above
Bolzano - 10,500 tons, as above
1st Division
Zara
- 11,500 tons, 32 knots, eight 8-inch, twelve 3.9-inch AA, eight 37mm
AA guns.
Flagship of Vice-Admiral C.Cattaneo.
Italian
Cruiser 'ZARA'
Fiume
Firing 8" Guns
SUNK. Badly
damaged by gunfire from the British battleships HMS Warspite, Valiant
and Barham. Sunk later by RN Destroyer.
Fiume - 11,500 tons, performance and armament generally
as Zara. Captain G.Giogis.
SUNK. Hit
by gunfire from the British battleships, sank in around 30 minutes.
Pola - 11,500 tons, performance and armament generally
as Zara. Captain M.de Pisa.
SUNK. Brought
to a stop early in the battle by a torpedo hit from an aircraft from
HMS Formidable. Sunk by gunfire later from HMS Jervis and Nubian.
8th
Division
Abruzzi
- 7,874 tons, 35 knots, ten 6-inch guns. Flagship of Vice-Admiral
A.Legnani.
Garibaldi - 7,874 tons, 35 knots, ten 6-inch guns.
Italian
Submarine - Torelli
Destroyers
6th
Destroyer Flotilla
De Recco
- 1,628 tons, 39 knots, six 4.7-inch guns.
Passagno - 1,628 tons, 39 knots, six 4.7-inch guns.
9th
Destroyer Flotilla
Vincenzo
Gioberti - 1,568 tons, 39 knots, four 4.7-inch guns.
Vittorio Alfieri - 1,568 tons, 39 knots, four 4.7-inch
guns. SUNK*
Oriani - 1,568 tons, 39 knots, four 4.7-inch guns.
Giosue Carducci - 1,568 tons, 39 knots, four 4.7-inch
guns. SUNK*
*By gunfire from
HMAS Stuart, HMS Greyhound and HMS Havock.
Vittorio
Veneto At Anchor
10th
Destroyer Flotilla
Maestrale
- 1,640 tons, 32 knots, four 4.7-inch guns, six 21-inch torpedo tubes.
Libeccio - 1,640 tons, performance and armament generally
as Maestrale.
Scirocco - 1,640 tons, as above
Gragale - 1,640 tons, as above
12th
Destroyer Flotilla
Corazziere
- 1,710 tons, 32 knots, five 4.7-inch guns.
Carabiniere - 1,710 tons, 32 knots, five 4.7-inch guns.
Ascari - 1,710 tons, 32 knots, five 4.7-inch guns.
13th
Destroyer Flotilla
Granatiere
- 1,620 tons, 39 knots, five 4.7-inch guns.
Fuciliere - 1,620 tons, 39 knots, five 4.7-inch guns.
Bersagliere - 1,620 tons, 39 knots, five 4.7-inch guns.
Alpino - 1,620 tons, 39 knots, five 4.7-inch guns.
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