Italian cruiser Alberico da Barbiano
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Launched: | August 23, 1930 |
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Fate: | Sunk on December 13, 1941 |
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Displacement: | 6,571 tons standard 6,954 tons full load |
Length: | 169.3 m |
Beam: | 15.5 m |
Draught: | 5.3 m |
Propulsion: | 6 boilers, 2 shafts, 95,000 hp |
Speed: | 37 knots (67 km/h) |
Range: | 3,800 miles at 18 knots |
Complement: | 507 |
Armament: | 8 × 152 mm / 53 caliber in 4 dual mountings, 6 × 100 mm / 47 caliber (anti-aircraft), 8 × 37 mm / 54 caliber 8 × 13.2 mm, 4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes |
Aircraft: | 2 |
Protection: | side 20 mm., deck 24 mm., turrets 23 mm. |
Alberico da Barbiano was an Italian Condottieri class light cruiser, that served in the Regia Marina during World War II. She was named after Alberico da Barbiano, an Italian condottiere of the 14th century.
Da Barbiano was launched on 23 August 1930 and sunk on 13 December 1941 in the Battle of Cape Bon.