Ship profileProfile drawing of Bolzano
13885 tDisplacement
196,9 mLength
35 knSpeed
31.08.1932Launch

Wartime history

Capture and fate

The heavy cruiser Bolzano was undergoing repairs after a torpedo hit when the German troops captured the ship in La Spezia in September 1943. Because of the damage, there was never a real attempt to repair the ship by the Germans. On 22.06.1944, the ships was sunk by an assault raid and capsized, the wreck was scrapped after the war.

Ship data

Technical profile

Dimensions, armament and machinery of the original or projected ship.

Dimensions

Displacement
13885 t
Length
196,9 m
Beam
20,6 m
Draft
6,8 m

Armament

Main battery
8 x 20,3 cm
Secondary battery
12 x 10,0 cm
Heavy anti-aircraft
8 x 3,7 cm
Light anti-aircraft
8 x 1,32 cm
Torpedo tubes
8 x 53,3 cm torpedo tubes

Performance

Machinery and speed
150000 shp, 35 kn

Service record

Construction record

Laid down
Ansaldo Sestri Ponente/Genua, 11.06.1930
Launched
31.08.1932
Commissioned
19.08.1933
Fate
sunk 22.06.1944