RN Roma

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament 32 × 20 mm AA guns
20 × 37 mm AA guns
12 × 152 mm (6 in) guns
12 × 90 mm (3.5 in) AA guns
9 × 381 mm (15 in) guns
gptkbp:beam 32.82 m
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cantieri_Riuniti_dell'Adriatico,_Trieste
gptkbp:casualties over 1,300 crew lost
gptkbp:causeOfSinking hit by German Fritz X guided bombs
gptkbp:class gptkb:Littorio-class_battleship
gptkbp:commissioned 14 June 1942
gptkbp:country gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:crew 1,920
gptkbp:displacement 45,485 tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught 9.6 m
gptkbp:fate sunk
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Regia_Marina
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RN Roma
gptkbp:laidDown 18 September 1938
gptkbp:launched 9 June 1940
gptkbp:length 240.68 m
gptkbp:locationSunk off the coast of Sardinia, Mediterranean Sea
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Rome
gptkbp:notableEvent sunk by German forces after Italy announced armistice with Allies
flagship of the Italian fleet at the time of the Italian armistice in 1943
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Regia_Marina
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:Littorio
gptkb:Vittorio_Veneto
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy 9 September 1943
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battleship_Roma
gptkb:Italian_battleship_Roma
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7