Italian cruiser Trieste

Trieste was a heavy cruiser of the Trento-class cruiser built for the Regia Marina. The ship was named after City of Trieste. Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino laid her keel on 22 June 1925. She entered service on 21 December 1928, having been launched on 24 October 1926.

Her class ran to two ships. The class followed the None and was succeeded by the Zara-class cruiser.

Displacement was 13,326 long tons. She measured 197.0 m (646 ft) long with a beam of 20.6 m (68 ft). Her designed speed was 35.6 knots, and she carried a complement of 723.

Her main battery was eight 203 mm (8.0 in) guns. Her belt armour was 70 mm (2.8 in). She carried two aircraft. Her machinery developed 150,000 shp.

She was in commission for 2,193 days of the Second World War. She was struck from the register on 18 October 1946.

She was sunk on 10 April 1943. The wreck survives.

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