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Wreck of Italian Battleship Roma Discovered

The wreck of the Italian battleship Roma has been located by Italian Navy divers off the coast of Sardinia after a lenghty multi-year search. The battleship Roma was sunk by German aircraft on September 9, 1943 while underway to Malta … Continue reading

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Bolzano Italian Heavy Cruiser

Bolzano Italian Heavy Cruiser See Also: Italian Navy Ship Silhouettes Source: FM 30-50: Recognition Pictorial Manual of Naval Vessels, U.S. Navy Department, September 1943.

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Italian Navy Uniforms and Insignia

Italian Navy Uniforms and Insignia:

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Italian Navy Ship Silhouettes

The following simplified Italian ship silhouettes show the profiles and relative sizes of the various classes of battleships, cruisers, and destroyers in the Italian Navy in WWII. The silhouettes are taken from the U.S. Navy manual FM 30-50: Recognition Pictorial … Continue reading

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