Italian cruiser Luigi di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi

Luigi di Savoia Duca Degli Abruzzi during sea trials (1938)
History
Italy
NameLuigi di Savoia Duca Degli Abruzzi
NamesakePrince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
BuilderO.T.O., La Spezia
Laid down28 December 1933
Launched21 April 1936
Commissioned1 December 1937
DecommissionedJanuary 1961
Refit1953
FateScrapped 1972
General characteristics
Class and typeDuca degli Abruzzi-class cruiser
Displacement
  • 11,350 tons standard
  • 11,735 tons full load
Length171.1–187 m (561–614 ft)
Beam18.9 m (62 ft)
Draught6.9 m (23 ft)
Propulsion
  • 6 boilers
  • 2 shafts
  • 100,000 hp (75,000 kW)
Speed34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) (62 km/h)
Range4,125 nmi (7,640 km; 4,747 mi) at 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement640
Armament
Armour
  • Outer Belt: 30 mm (1.2 in)
  • Inner Belt: 100 mm (3.9 in)
  • Main Deck: 40 mm (1.6 in)
  • Upper Deck: 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in)
  • Turrets: 135 mm (5.3 in)
  • Barbettes: 30–100 mm (1.2–3.9 in)
  • Outer Bulkheads: 30 mm (1.2 in)
  • Inner Bulkheads: 100 mm (3.9 in)
  • Conning Tower: 30–140 mm (1.2–5.5 in)
Aircraft carried4 x Ro.43

Luigi di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi was an Italian Duca degli Abruzzi-class light cruiser, which served in the Regia Marina during World War II. After the war, she was retained by the Marina Militare and decommissioned in 1961. She was built by OTO at La Spezia and named after Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, an Italian explorer and Admiral of World War I.