Italian cruiser Eugenio di Savoia
Italian and Greek naval vessel (1933–1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see Greek ship Elli.
Eugenio di Savoia was a Condottieri-class light cruiser, which served in the Regia Marina during World War II. She survived the war but was given as a war reparation to the Hellenic Navy in 1950. Eugenio di Savoia was renamed Elli and served until 1965.
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Eugenio di Savoia | |
History | |
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Italy | |
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 |
Fate | Transferred to Greece, 1950 |
Greece | |
Name | Elli |
Namesake | Battle of Elli |
Acquired | 1950 |
Commissioned | June 1951 |
Decommissioned | 1965 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1973 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Condottieri-class cruiser |
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Length | 186.9 m (613 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 17.5 m (57 ft 5 in) |
Draught | 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) |
Propulsion | 2 Belluzzo/Parsons geared turbines, 6 Yarrow boillers, 110,000 hp (82,000 kW) |
Speed | 36.5 knots (68 km/h) |
Range | 3,900 nautical miles (7,220 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
Complement | 578 |
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Armour |
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Aircraft carried | 2 |
Aviation facilities | 1 catapult |
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