heavy cruiser Pola

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Heavy cruiser Pola was a Zara-class Italian warship of the Regia Marina that served in World War II and was sunk during the Battle of Cape Matapan in 1941.

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Italian heavy cruiser Pola 1
heavy cruiser Pola canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Zara-class heavy cruiser
cruiser
warship
armamentMain 8 × 203 mm guns
armamentSecondary 100 mm guns
armamentTorpedoes 533 mm torpedo tubes
armorBelt up to 150 mm
armorConningTower up to 150 mm
armorDeck up to 70 mm
armorTurrets up to 150 mm
beam approximately 20.6 m
builder Livorno
surface form: OTO Livorno
class Zara-class cruisers
surface form: Zara class
commissioned 1932
conflict World War II
country Kingdom of Italy
displacementFullLoad approximately 14000 tons
displacementStandard approximately 11000 tons
draft approximately 7.2 m
era World War II era
interwar period
fate sunk
flag naval ensign of the Kingdom of Italy
homeport Taranto
laidDown 1931
launched 1931
length approximately 182.8 m
namedAfter Pola
city of Pula
notableEngagement Battle of Cape Matapan
operator Italian Navy
surface form: Regia Marina
participatedIn Battle of Cape Matapan
powerOutput approximately 95000 shp
propulsion oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
serviceBranch Italian Navy
surface form: Regia Marina
sinkingDate 28 March 1941
sinkingYear 1941
sisterShip Italian cruiser Fiume
Italian cruiser Gorizia
Italian heavy cruiser Zara
surface form: Italian cruiser Zara
sunkBy Royal Navy battleships
surface form: British battleships

Royal Navy
sunkIn Battle of Cape Matapan
theaterOfOperations Mediterranean Sea
topSpeed approximately 32 knots

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Battle of Cape Matapan shipSunk heavy cruiser Pola
this entity surface form: Italian heavy cruiser Pola
Battle of Cape Matapan ItalianShip heavy cruiser Pola