Cruiser Alberico da Barbiano in Venice
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History | |
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Italy | |
Name | Alberico da Barbiano |
Namesake | Alberico da Barbiano |
Builder | Ansaldo, Genoa |
Laid down | 16 April 1928 |
Launched | 23 August 1930 |
Commissioned | 9 June 1931 |
Fate | Sunk at the Battle of Cape Bon, 13 December 1941 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Giussano-class cruiser |
Displacement |
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Length | 169.3 m (555 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 15.5 m (50 ft 10 in) |
Draught | 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph) |
Range | 3,800 nmi (7,000 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement | 507 |
Armament |
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Armour | |
Aircraft carried | 2 × CANT 25AR (later Ro.43) seaplanes |
Aviation facilities | 1 × catapult launcher |
Alberico da Barbiano was an Italian Giussano-class light cruiser, that served in the Regia Marina during World War II. She was named after Alberico da Barbiano, an Italian condottiero of the 14th century.