Italian cruiser Eugenio di Savoia
- Displacement
- 8,450 long tons (8,586 t)
- Length
- 186.9 m (613.2 ft)
- Beam
- 17.5 m (57.4 ft)
- Speed
- 36.5 knots (67.6 km/h, 42 mph)
- Complement
- 578
- Main gun
- 152 mm (6 in)
Service
- as Eugenio di Savoia16 January 1936 — 19502,193 days of the war
- as ElliJune 1951 — 1965
- Name
- Eugenio di Savoia
- Namesake
- Prince Eugene of Savoy
- Builder
- Ansaldo, Genoa
- Laid down
- 6 July 1933
- Launched
- 16 March 1935
- Commissioned
- 16 January 1936
- Decommissioned
- 1965
- Fate
- Scrapped, 1973 (1973)
- Status
- Scrapped
Specifications
- Displacement, standard
- 8,450 long tons (8,586 t)
- Displacement, full load
- 10,539 long tons (10,708 t)
- Length
- 186.9 m (613.2 ft)
- Beam
- 17.5 m (57.4 ft)
- Draught
- 6.1 m (20 ft)
- Speed
- 36.5 knots (67.6 km/h, 42 mph)
- Range
- 3,900 nmi (7,223 km)
- Complement
- 578
- Main gun
- 152 mm (6 in)
Eugenio di Savoia was a Condottieri-class cruiser of the Regia Marina. The ship was named after Prince Eugene of Savoy. Her keel was laid at Ansaldo, Genoa on 6 July 1933. Launched on 16 March 1935, she entered service on 16 January 1936.
She was one of six ships of her class.
Displacement was 8,450 long tons standard and 10,539 long tons at full load. She measured 186.9 m (613 ft) long with a beam of 17.5 m (57 ft). Her designed speed was 36.5 knots, and she carried a complement of 578.
Her main battery was eight 152 mm (6.0 in) guns. She carried two aircraft.
She served with the Regia Marina as Eugenio di Savoia until 1950. She then passed to the Hellenic Navy, serving as Elli from June 1951. She was in commission for 2,193 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned in 1965.
She was broken up for scrap in 1973.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 2 Belluzzo/Parsons geared turbines, 6 Yarrow boillers, 110000 hp
- Armament
- 8 × 152 mm/53 OTO Model 1929 naval guns (4×2)
- 6 × 100 mm/47 OTO Model 1928 naval guns (3×2)
- 8 × 37 mm/54 Breda Model 1932 AA cannons (4×2)
- 12 × 13.2 mm/76 Breda Model 1931 AA machine guns (6×2)
- 6 × 21 in torpedo tubes (2×3)
- Armour
- 35 mm deck
- 70 mm main belt
- 90 mm gun turrets
- 100 mm conning tower
- Aircraft
- 2
Sister ships
Sources
- Facts harvested from Italian cruiser Eugenio di Savoia on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.