Ship profileProfile drawing of Gorizia
14560tDisplacement
182,8 mLength
33 knSpeed
28.12.1930Launch

Wartime history

Capture and fate

The Gorizia was the last surviving cruiser of the Zara class. Damaged by an air raid on 10.04.1943, the ship was undergoing repairs in September 1943 when Italy surrendered. Scuttled by the Italians the ship was raised by the Germans but it was decided not to repair the ship. Moved to the entrance of La Spezia harbor, the Gorizia was damaged and sunk in shallow waters by an combined Italian-British assault raid. After the war, the wreck was raised and scrapped.

Ship data

Technical profile

Dimensions, armament and machinery of the original or projected ship.

Dimensions

Displacement
14560t
Length
182,8 m
Beam
20,6 m
Draft
7,2 m

Armament

Main battery
8 x 20,3 cm
Secondary battery
12 x 10,0 cm
Heavy anti-aircraft
8 x 3,7 cm
Light anti-aircraft
8 x 1,32 cm

Performance

Machinery and speed
95000 shp, 33 kn

Service record

Construction record

Laid down
O.T.O Livorno, 17.03.1930
Launched
28.12.1930
Commissioned
23.12.1931
Fate
scrapped after 1946