Condottieri-class cruiser

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Condottieri-class cruiser Raimondo Montecuccoli at Venice
Class overview
Name	Condottieri class
Operators	Regia Marina  Hellenic Navy  Soviet Navy
Subclasses	Giussano class Cadorna class Montecuccoli class Duca d'Aosta class Luigi di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi class
Built	1928–1937
In commission	1931–1971
Completed	12
Lost	6
Retired	6
General characteristics
Type	Light cruiser
Displacement	5,323–11,350 tonnes (5,239–11,171 long tons) standard 7,113–11,735 tonnes (7,001–11,550 long tons) full load
Length	169.3–187 m (555–614 ft)
Beam	15.5–18.9 m (51–62 ft)
Draught	5.2–6.9 m (17–23 ft)
Propulsion	2 geared turbines 6 boilers 95,000–110,000 hp (71–82 MW)
Speed	37 kn (69 km/h; 43 mph)
Complement	507
Armament	8 152 mm (6 in)/53 cal. guns
Aircraft carried	2–4 × reconnaissance floatplanes
General characteristics (Luigi di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi-class)
Displacement	11,350 t (11,171 long tons) standard 11,735 t (11,550 long tons) full load
Length	187 m (614 ft)
Beam	18.9 m (62 ft)
Draught	6.9 m (23 ft)
Propulsion	2 geared turbines 6 boilers 110,000 hp (82 MW)
Speed	34 kn (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Complement	640
Armament	10 152 mm (6 in)/55 guns
Aircraft carried	4 × IMAM Ro.43 reconnaissance floatplanes

The Condottieri class was a sequence of five light cruiser classes of the Regia Marina (Italian Navy), although these classes show a clear line of evolution. They were built before World War II to gain predominance in the Mediterranean Sea. The ships were named after condottieri (military commanders) of Italian history.

Each class is known after the first ship of the group:

Giussano class:

• Alberto di Giussano
• Alberico da Barbiano
• Bartolomeo Colleoni
• Giovanni delle Bande Nere

Cadorna class:

• Luigi Cadorna
• Armando Diaz

Montecuccoli class:

• Raimondo Montecuccoli
• Muzio Attendolo

Duca d'Aosta class:

• Emanuele Filiberto Duca d'Aosta
• Eugenio di Savoia

Luigi di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi class:

• Luigi di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi
• Giuseppe Garibaldi