Roma
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Roma was an Italian Vittorio Veneto–class battleship of the Regia Marina that served during World War II and was famously sunk in 1943 by German guided bombs.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian battleship
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Vittorio Veneto-class battleship ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| allegiance | Axis powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 152 mm secondary guns
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9 × 381 mm (15 in) main guns ⓘ 90 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ light anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 32.9 m ⓘ |
| builder | Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Trieste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesWhenSunk | over 1,300 killed ⓘ |
| causeOfDestruction |
Fritz X guided bomb
NERFINISHED
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German guided bombs ⓘ |
| class | Vittorio Veneto class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 14 June 1942 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewComplement | over 1,800 officers and men ⓘ |
| displacement | about 45,000 tons full load ⓘ |
| era | World War II naval warfare ⓘ |
| event | Armistice of Cassibile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in combat ⓘ |
| hullNumber | Roma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 18 September 1938 ⓘ |
| launched | 9 June 1940 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 237.8 m ⓘ |
| material | steel hull ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 30 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first capital ship sunk by guided bomb ⓘ |
| operator | Regia Marina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking |
Tyrrhenian Sea
NERFINISHED
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near Sardinia ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Regia Marina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
Littorio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vittorio Veneto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusDuringArmistice | en route to surrender to Allied forces ⓘ |
| sunk | 9 September 1943 ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
German Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luftwaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | fast battleship ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vittorio Veneto