Italian Light Cruiser seen in Venice April 1935
german cruiseliner General von Steuben in the background
picture taken by my grandpa Hans Flügge

Luigi Cadorna was an Italian Cadorna class light cruiser, which served in the Regia Marina (Italian Royal Navy) during World War II. She was launched on 30 Sep 1931. This ship was named after Italian Field Marshall Luigi Cadorna who was commander in Chief of the Italian Army during WW I. After the Peace Treaty on 10 February 1947, she was one of the few ships to remain in the Italian Navy. She was used as a training ship until stricken in May 1951.

Yard: Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Trieste
Laid down: 19. Sep 30
Launched: 30. Sep 31
Commissioned: 11. Aug 33
Fate: scrapped in 1951
General Characteristics
Displacement: 5.323 tons tons standard, 7.113 tons tons full load
Length: 169,30 m
Beam: 15,50 m
Draught: 5,20 m
Propulsion: 6 boilers, 2 shafts, 95,000 hp
Speed: 37 knots (67 km/h)
Complement: 507 men
Armament: 8 × 152/53 mm in 4 dual mountings,
6 × 100/47 mm (anti-aircraft),
2 × 37/54 mm,
8 × 13.2 mm,
4 × 533 torpedo tubes
Aircraft: 2

http://www.regiamarina.net/arsenals/ships_it/cruisers_light/crui_light_us.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_cruiser_Luigi_Cadorna

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