Vittorio Veneto
| Country | Italy |
| Ship Class | Vittorio Veneto-class Battleship |
| Builder | Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Triest, Italy |
| Laid Down | 28 Oct 1934 |
| Launched | 25 Jul 1937 |
| Commissioned | 28 Apr 1940 |
| Decommissioned | 1 Feb 1948 |
| Displacement | 41,377 tons standard; 45,752 tons full |
| Length | 778 feet |
| Beam | 107 feet |
| Draft | 31 feet |
| Machinery | 8 x Yarrow boilers, 4 x Belluzzo steam turbines |
| Power Output | 134,000 shaft horsepower |
| Speed | 30 knots |
| Range | 4500nm at 18kts |
| Crew | 1,850 |
| Armament | 4x3 155mm, 12x90mm anti-aircraft, 20x37mm, 30x20mm |
| Armor | 13.8in at belt and barbettes, 8.1in on deck |
| Aircraft | 3 |
| Catapult | 1 |
ww2dbaseNamed after the decisive Italian victory at the Battle of Vittorio Veneto during WW1, battleship Vittorio Veneto was commissioned into service just in time for Italy's entrance into WW2. She was designed by Umberto Pugliese and was the first battleship to exceed the restrictions set by the Washington Treaty. In Nov 1940, she drove off the British 7th Cruiser Squadron during the Battle of Cape Teulada. In Mar 1941, she participated in the Battle of Matapan, where Vice Admiral Angelo Iachino's task force centered around Vittorio Veneto hunted for a British convoy but due to failure in intelligence she ended up nearly fallen victim to British guns and aircraft. She suffered damage and returned to Taranto for repairs; she was out of commission for five months. In Jun 1942, she participated in a battle alongside of Littorio where the presence of Italian warship scared off an important British convoy to Alexandria, Egypt. After the Italian surrender, Vittorio Veneto was sent to the Suez Canal. Taken as reparations, she was originally planned to be used against southern coast of Vichy-France and then in the Pacific against Japan, but the plan was not carried out. She was scrapped in 1948.
ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia.
Last Major Revision: Apr 2007
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| 28 Apr 1940 | Vittorio Veneto was commissioned into service. |
| 13 Dec 1941 | Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto departed Naples, Italy. |
| 14 Dec 1941 | British submarine HMS Urge attacked Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto in the Strait of Messina between southern Italy and the island of Sicily; the heavy damage caused by this torpedo attack would put the battleship out of action for several months. |
| 1 Feb 1948 | Vittorio Veneto was decommissioned from service. |
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Main armament was 3x3 381mm 50 cal. (15")