Battle of Calabria
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The Battle of Calabria on 9 July 1940, was a naval battle during the Battle of the Mediterranean in the Second World War between ships of the Regia Marina and those of the Mediterranean Fleet. The bat
Italian battleship Giulio Cesare, 9 July 1940
The aircraft carrier, HMS Eagle, at Alexandria in December 1940.
Example of a Cant Z.506 in flight
Italian sailors watch British shells land near their ship in the Battle of Calabria
Giulio Cesare was one of three Conte di Cavour-class dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Italian Navy in the 1910s. Completed in 1914, she was little used and saw no combat during the First Wo
Battle of Calabria
…group sailed 35 mi (56 km) to the east consisting of six heavy cruisers and another four destroyers. The main battle group consisted of the battleships (Giulio Cesare and Conte di Cavour), eight light cruisers and another 16 destroyers. The British were involved in a similar convoy action. The fleet sailed from…
Giulio Cesare after reconstruction
Office of Naval Intelligence drawing of the Conte di Cavour class, January 1943
Launch of Giulio Cesare, 15 October 1911.
Giulio Cesare shortly after completion, 1914