Italian battleship Littorio
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Littorio was the lead ship of her class of battleship; she served in the Italian Regia Marina during World War II. She was named after the Lictor, in ancient times the bearer of the Roman fasces, whic
Littorio
Littorio maneuvering at speed prior to being torpedoed, summer 1940
Vittorio Veneto was the second member of the Littorio-class battleship that served in the Italian Regia Marina during World War II. The ship's keel was laid down in October 1934, launched in July 1937
Italian battleship Littorio
…Littorio" in Italian), in ancient times the bearer of the Roman fasces, which was adopted as the symbol of Italian Fascism. Littorio and her sister ship Vittorio Veneto were built in response to the French battleships Dunkerque and Strasbourg. They were Italy's first modern battleships, and the first 35,000-ton capital…
Vittorio Veneto shortly before completion in 1940
Vittorio Veneto and Littorio on trials
Vittorio Veneto firing upon Allied cruisers during the daytime phase of the Battle of Cape Matapan near the Island of Gavdos
Vittorio Veneto withdraws from Cape Matapan after being torpedoed by RN aircraft.