Bolzano 1940
| Laid down as Italian Incrociatori Bolzano. |
Contruction Data
| Laid down: |
Ansaldo Sestri Ponente/Genua, 11.06.1930 |
| Launched: |
31.08.1932 |
| Commissioned: |
19.08.1933 |
| Fate: |
sunk 22.06.1944 |
| Costs: |
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Technical Data
| Size: |
13885 t |
| Length: |
196,9 m |
| Beam: |
20,6 m |
| Draft: |
6,8 m |
| Armament: |
8 x 20,3 cm; 12 x 10,0 cm; 8 x 3,7 cm; 8 x 1,32 cm;
8 x 53,3 cm torpedo tubes |
| Performance: |
150000 shp, 35 kn |
History
| The heavy cruiser Bolzano
was undergoing repairs after a torpedo hit when the German troops captured the ship in La Spezia in September 1943. Because of the damage, there was never a real attempt to repair the ship by the Germans. On 22.06.1944, the ships was sunk by an assault raid and capsized, the wreck was scrapped after the war. |
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