Italian heavy cruiser Pola
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Italian heavy cruiser Pola was a Zara-class warship of the Regia Marina that served in World War II and was sunk by the British Royal Navy during the Battle of Cape Matapan in 1941.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Italian cruiser Pola | 2 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zara-class heavy cruiser
ⓘ
cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Axis powers
NERFINISHED
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Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Regia Marina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Zara class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacementClass | 10,000-ton treaty cruiser ⓘ |
| engagedBy |
Royal Navy battleships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy destroyers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
interwar period ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| locationOfWreck | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Pola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city of Pula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian ⓘ |
| navalRole |
fleet escort
ⓘ
surface combatant ⓘ |
| navalTheater | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Regia Marina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of Cape Matapan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian cruiser force at Battle of Cape Matapan ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Regia Marina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipCategory | capital ship-sized cruiser ⓘ |
| shipType | heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
Italian heavy cruiser Fiume
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian heavy cruiser Gorizia NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian heavy cruiser Zara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | shipwreck ⓘ |
| sunkBy | British Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkDuring | night action at Cape Matapan ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Battle of Cape Matapan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkInYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Italian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Battle of Cape Matapan
subject surface form:
Zara-class cruiser
this entity surface form:
Italian cruiser Pola
this entity surface form:
Italian cruiser Pola
subject surface form:
Battle of Cape Matapan