Giulio Cesare |
Later names: |
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Novorossiysk (Feb. 3, 1949) |
Type: |
Battleship |
Class: |
Conte di Cavour |
Builder: |
Ansaldo Societa' per Azioni Sestri Ponente, Italy |
Pennant Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Commissioned: |
May 14, 1914 |
Keel Laid: |
June 24, 1910 |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Launched: |
October 15, 1911 |
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Fate: |
Sunk Oct. 29, 1955 in Sevastopol Roads for unknown reasons, possibly sunk by left over World War 2 mine, but details are still not known. Over 600 crewmen were killed. |
Timeline |
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Feb. 3, 1949: |
Transferred to Russia as war reparations and renamed
Novorossiysk. |
Class Overview |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Mar. 10, 2006 |