Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni

Bartolomeo Colleoni passing through the Suez Canal in 1935
History
Italy
NameBartolomeo Colleoni
NamesakeBartolomeo Colleoni
Ordered1926
BuilderAnsaldo, Genoa
Laid down21 June 1928
Launched21 December 1930
Commissioned10 February 1932
FateSunk by HMAS Sydney and others at the Battle of Cape Spada, 19 July 1940
General characteristics
Class and typeGiussano-class cruiser
Displacement
Length169.3 m (555 ft 5 in) (loa)
Beam15.5 m (50 ft 10 in)
Draft5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42.0 mph)
Complement520
Armament
Armor
  • Decks: 20 mm (0.79 in)
  • Belt: 24 mm (0.94 in)
  • Turrets: 23 mm (0.91 in)
  • Tower: 25 to 40 mm (0.98 to 1.57 in)
Aircraft carried2 × seaplanes
Aviation facilities1 × catapult launcher

Bartolomeo Colleoni was an Italian Giussano-class light cruiser, that served in the Regia Marina (Royal Navy) during World War II. She was named after Bartolomeo Colleoni, an Italian military leader of the 15th century.

She was sunk at the Battle of Cape Spada early in the war.