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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Roma canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian battleship
Vittorio Veneto-class battleship
warship
allegiance Axis powers
armament 12 × 152 mm secondary guns
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
builtAt Trieste
linked to: Trieste, Italy
casualtiesWhenSunk over 1,300 killed
causeOfDestruction Fritz X guided bomb
German guided bombs
class Vittorio Veneto class
commissioned 14 June 1942
conflict World War II
country Kingdom of Italy
crewComplement over 1,800 officers and men
displacement about 45,000 tons full load
era World War II naval warfare
event Armistice of Cassibile
fate sunk in combat
hullNumber Roma
laidDown 18 September 1938
launched 9 June 1940
length approximately 237.8 m
material steel hull
maximumSpeed about 30 knots
namedAfter Rome
nationality Italian
notableFeature first capital ship sunk by guided bomb
operator Regia Marina
linked to: Italian Navy
placeOfSinking Tyrrhenian Sea
near Sardinia
propulsion four shafts
steam turbines
serviceBranch Regia Marina
linked to: Italian Navy
sisterShip Littorio
Vittorio Veneto
statusDuringArmistice en route to surrender to Allied forces
sunk 9 September 1943
sunkBy German Air Force
Luftwaffe
type fast battleship

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Vittorio Veneto sisterShip Roma
subject linked to: battleship Vittorio Veneto