Vittorio Veneto Class Battleships Class Overview |
Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adratico Trieste, Italy |
July 25, 1937 |
April 28, 1940 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped at La Spezia, Italy in 1948.
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Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Littorio (Later Italia) |
Cantieri Ansaldo Genova, Italy |
Aug. 22, 1937 |
May 6, 1940 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped at La Spezia, Italy in 1948.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Cantieri Ansaldo Genova, Italy |
Nov. 15, 1939 |
N/A |
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Fate |
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Never completed due to the war, damaged Feb. 20, 1945 by U.S. Aircraft at
Trieste, Italy. Oct. 1947 towed to Venice and grounded, scrapped on site between 1947-1950. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adratico Trieste, Italy |
Sept. 6, 1940 |
June 14, 1942 |
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Fate |
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Sunk Sept. 9, 1943 by two SD-1400 (Fritz-X) radio controlled glider bombs
fired from a Do-217 from III Gruppe KG-100. Location: Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Asinara, 26 miles NW of Port Torres, Sardinia. (41.10N - 08.40E) Between 1,250 and 1,350 crewmen killed, 596 survivors picked up by escorting ships. |