Between the World Wars, the world powers started a rush to gain the supremacy on the seas. In 1926, France started to produce the Le Fantasque class of destroyers, which were superior in displacement and firepower to other destroyers of that period. To counter the French menace, the Regia Marina decided to produce a new class of cruiser that would be of intermediate size between the new French destroyer class and cruisers. The Italian ships equated to the British Leander-class cruisers.
Meant to hunt down and overwhelm the big French destroyers, the emphasis on firepower and speed resulted in these ships being virtually unprotected against gunfire and underwater threats; this was a major factor in all four ships being sunk by torpedoes.
Cernuschi, Enrico (2022). "Esploratori of the Regia Marina, 1906—1939". In Jordan, John (ed.). Warship 2022. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. pp. 147–160. ISBN978-1-4728-4781-2.
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giussano, class, cruiser, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, j. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Giussano class cruiser news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Alberto da Giussano class of light cruisers were a sub class of the Condottieri class built before World War II for the Italian Regia Marina to gain predominance in the Mediterranean Sea They were designed by general Giuseppe Vian and were named after Condottieri military commanders of the Italian Mediaeval and Renaissance periods Bartolomeo Colleoni in VeniceClass overviewNameGiussano classOperators Regia MarinaBuilt1928 1930In commission1931 1942Completed4Lost4General characteristicsTypeCruiserDisplacement6 570 tonnes 6 470 long tons standard 6 954 tonnes 6 844 long tons full loadLength169 3 m 555 ft Beam15 5 m 51 ft Draft5 3 m 17 ft Propulsion95 000 hp 71 000 kW Speed37 knots 69 km h 43 mph 42 knots 78 km h 48 mph in trials Range3 800 nmi 7 000 km at 18 kn 33 km h 21 mph Complement507Armament8 152 mm 6 in 53 guns in 4 twin mountings 6 100 mm 4 in 47 caliber guns in 3 twin mountings 8 37 mm 1 5 in 54 cal guns 8 13 2 mm machine guns 4 533 mm 21 in torpedo tubesArmorDecks 20 mm 0 79 in Belt 24 mm 0 94 in Turrets 23 mm 0 91 in Tower 40 mm 1 6 in Aircraft carried2 CANT 25AR later Ro 43 seaplanesAviation facilities1 catapult launcherBetween the World Wars the world powers started a rush to gain the supremacy on the seas In 1926 France started to produce the Le Fantasque class of destroyers which were superior in displacement and firepower to other destroyers of that period To counter the French menace the Regia Marina decided to produce a new class of cruiser that would be of intermediate size between the new French destroyer class and cruisers The Italian ships equated to the British Leander class cruisers There were 4 ships all laid down in 1928 Alberto da Giussano Alberico da Barbiano Bartolomeo Colleoni and Giovanni delle Bande Nere Meant to hunt down and overwhelm the big French destroyers the emphasis on firepower and speed resulted in these ships being virtually unprotected against gunfire and underwater threats this was a major factor in all four ships being sunk by torpedoes Contents 1 Ships 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksShips editShips of the Alberto da Giussano class 1 2 Ship Builder Laid down Launched Completed FateAlberico da Barbiano Ansaldo Genoa 16 April 1928 23 August 1930 9 June 1931 Sunk 13 December 1941 by a group of Royal Navy and Dutch destroyers during the Battle of Cape Bon Alberto da Giussano Ansaldo Genoa 29 March 1928 27 April 1930 5 February 1931Bartolomeo Colleoni Ansaldo Genoa 21 June 1928 21 December 1930 10 February 1932 Sunk 19 July 1940 during the Battle of Cape Spada Giovanni delle Bande Nere R C di Castellammare di Stabia 31 October 1928 27 April 1930 27 April 1931 Sunk 1 April 1942 torpedoed by British submarine HMS Urge while off Stromboli See also editList of ship classes of the Second World WarReferences edit Gay Franco Gay Valerio 1987 The Cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni London Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 453 9 Fraccaroli Aldo 1968 Italian Warships of World War 2 London Ian Allan ISBN 0 7110 0002 6 Further reading editCernuschi Enrico 2022 Esploratori of the Regia Marina 1906 1939 In Jordan John ed Warship 2022 Oxford Osprey Publishing pp 147 160 ISBN 978 1 4728 4781 2 External links edit nbsp Media related to Di Giussano class cruiser at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Giussano class cruiser amp oldid 1170360307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
