Italian cruiser Luigi di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi information

	Luigi di Savoia Duca Degli Abruzzi during sea trials (1938)
History
Italy
Name	Luigi di Savoia Duca Degli Abruzzi
Namesake	Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
Builder	O.T.O., La Spezia
Laid down	28 December 1933
Launched	21 April 1936
Commissioned	1 December 1937
Decommissioned	January 1961
Refit	1953
Fate	Scrapped 1972
General characteristics
Class and type	Duca degli Abruzzi-class cruiser
Displacement	11,350 tons standard; 11,735 tons full load;
Length	171.1–187 m (561–614 ft)
Beam	18.9 m (62 ft)
Draught	6.9 m (23 ft)
Propulsion	6 boilers; 2 shafts; 100,000 hp (75,000 kW);
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) (62 km/h)
Range	4,125 nmi (7,640 km; 4,747 mi) at 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement	640
Armament	10 x 152 mm / 55 caliber (6 in); 8 x 100 mm (4 in) / 47 caliber guns; 8 x 37 mm (1.5 in) 54-cal. guns ; 12 x 20 mm (1 in)/65 caliber; 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes; 2 x anti-submarines mortars;
Armour	Outer Belt: 30 mm (1.2 in); Inner Belt: 100 mm (3.9 in); Main Deck: 40 mm (1.6 in); Upper Deck: 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in); Turrets: 135 mm (5.3 in); Barbettes: 30–100 mm (1.2–3.9 in); Outer Bulkheads: 30 mm (1.2 in); Inner Bulkheads: 100 mm (3.9 in); Conning Tower: 30–140 mm (1.2–5.5 in);
Aircraft carried	4 x Ro.43

Luigi di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi was an Italian Duca degli Abruzzi-class light cruiser, which served in the Regia Marina during World War II. After the war, she was retained by the Marina Militare and decommissioned in 1961. She was built by OTO at La Spezia and named after Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, an Italian explorer and Admiral of World War I.

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History
Luigi di Savoia Duca Degli Abruzzi during sea trials (1938)
Italy
Name	Luigi di Savoia Duca Degli Abruzzi
Namesake	Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
Builder	O.T.O., La Spezia
Laid down	28 December 1933
Launched	21 April 1936
Commissioned	1 December 1937
Decommissioned	January 1961
Refit	1953
Fate	Scrapped 1972
General characteristics
Class and type	Duca degli Abruzzi-class cruiser
Displacement	11,350 tons standard 11,735 tons full load
Length	171.1–187 m (561–614 ft)
Beam	18.9 m (62 ft)
Draught	6.9 m (23 ft)
Propulsion	6 boilers 2 shafts 100,000 hp (75,000 kW)
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) (62 km/h)
Range	4,125 nmi (7,640 km; 4,747 mi) at 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement	640
Armament	10 x 152 mm / 55 caliber (6 in) 8 x 100 mm (4 in) / 47 caliber guns 8 x 37 mm (1.5 in) 54-cal. guns 12 x 20 mm (1 in)/65 caliber 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes 2 x anti-submarines mortars
Armour	Outer Belt: 30 mm (1.2 in) Inner Belt: 100 mm (3.9 in) Main Deck: 40 mm (1.6 in) Upper Deck: 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in) Turrets: 135 mm (5.3 in) Barbettes: 30–100 mm (1.2–3.9 in) Outer Bulkheads: 30 mm (1.2 in) Inner Bulkheads: 100 mm (3.9 in) Conning Tower: 30–140 mm (1.2–5.5 in)
Aircraft carried	4 x Ro.43