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Saturday 17 June 2017

Italy building several cruisers according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad 1934 no. 7

Emmanuele Filiberto Duca d’Aosta

An item referred to the magazine Rivista Marittima dated October 1934 reporting the launching of the Italian cruiser Emmanuele Filiberto Duca d’Aosta (1) of the improved Condottiere design. The armament was increased from 4 to 6 torpedo tubes. The Eugenio di Savoia (2) and Muzio Attendolo (3) were to launch the same year. On 30 August at Genoa was the 5.250 ton cruiser Montecucolli (4) with a speed of 37 miles launched.

Notes
1. Of the Duca d’Aosta -class, laid down on 29 October 1932, launched on 22 April 1934, commissioned on 13 July 1935, ceded to the Soviet Union in March 1949, renamed Z15, Stalingrad and at last Kerch, stricken on 20 February 1959 and broken up in the 1960s/
2. Duca d’Aosta-class, laid down on 6 July 1933, launched on 16 March 1934, commissioned on 16 January 1936, handed over to Greece and decommissioned as the Elli in June 1951, decommissioned in 1965 and broken up in 1973.
3. Of the Raimondo Montecuccolic-class, laid down by CRDA, Trieste, Italy on 10 April 1931, launched on 9 September 1934, commissioned on 7 August 1935 and sunk on 4 December 1942.
4. Of the Raimondo Montecuccolic-class, laid down by Ansaldo, Genoa, Italy on 1 October 1931, launched on 2 August 1934, commissioned on 30 June 1935, decommissioned on 1 June 1964 and broken up