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Italian cruiser Muzio Attendolo

Italian light cruiser Muzio Attendolo
History
Italy
NameMuzio Attendolo
NamesakeMuzio Attendolo
BuilderC.R.D.A., Trieste
Laid down10 April 1931
Launched9 September 1934
Commissioned7 August 1935
FateSunk 4 December 1942
General characteristics
Class and typeCondottieri-class light cruiser
Displacement
  • 7,523 tonnes standard
  • 8,994 tonnes full load
Length182.2 m (597 ft 9.2 in)
Beam16.6 m (54 ft 5.5 in)
Draught5.6 m (18 ft 4.5 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft Belluzzo geared turbines
  • 6 Yarrow boilers
  • 106,000 hp (79,000 kW)
Speed37 knots (69 km/h)
Range4,122 nautical miles (7,634 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement578 men
Armament
Armour
Aircraft carried2 aircraft
Aviation facilities1 catapult

Muzio Attendolo was a Condottieri-class light cruiser of the Italian Regia Marina which fought in World War II. She was sunk in Naples by bombers of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) on 4 December 1942. Although salvaged after the war, she was damaged beyond repair and was scrapped.


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