Italian Battleships Littorio Class. Schlachtschiffe der Littorio-Klasse.

The Vittorio Veneto class (also known as the Littorio class) was a class of battleship of the Regia Marina, the Italian navy. They were most modern battleships used by Italy during World War II.

The Littorios were developed in response to the French Dunkerque-class battleships, with a second pair ordered in response to the Richelieu class battleships. They were part of Benito Mussolini's overall strategy of achieving Italian dominance in the Mediterranean Sea and the creation of a new Roman Empire. The first full-fledged battleships laid down after the expiration of the Washington and London naval treaties, the first two ships were laid down in 1935.

Like all other battleships of this period, their nominal displacement was given as 35,000 tons standard, although they greatly exceeded those figures. This was in common with all post-treaty battleships except the British Nelson class. The first pair of ships were commissioned in late April and early May 1940.


Die Littorio-Klasse war eine Schlachtschiffklasse der italienischen Marine während des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Sie war die letzte in Italien gebaute Schlachtschiff-Klasse und gehörte zu den stärksten Kampfschiffen ihrer Zeit. Die Klasse bestand aus vier von 1934 bis 1942 bei Ansaldo in Genua und bei CRDA in Triest gebauten Einheiten.

Als letztes Schiff der Littorio-Klasse wurde die Roma im Jahre 1938 in Auftrag gegeben. Diese 2. Serie war als Antwort auf die 1935 lancierte französische Richelieu-Klasse gedacht, die wiederum selbst eine Antwort auf die 1934 in Bau gegebenen und 1940 fertiggestellten ersten zwei Schiffe der 1. Serie, der RN Littorio bzw. RN Vittorio Veneto, war. Diese zwei neuen Schlachtschiffe enthielten gegenüber den zwei älteren Einheiten einige Verbesserungen bezüglich Bugform, Seeigenschaften, Rumpfstruktur, Panzerung, Feuerleitanlage, Kommandobrücke, Bordfluganlage, Kommunikationseinrichtungen und einigem mehr, so dass sie den modernsten Einheiten der anderen Marinen in nichts nachstanden oder ihnen voraus waren.

Die Roma wurde 1938 auf der Werft Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico in Triest auf Kiel gelegt. Der Stapellauf war am 9. Juni 1940, die Indienststellung erfolgte am 14. Juni 1942.


Navi da battaglia della classe Littorio. Slagskipsklasse Littorio. Cuirasses classe Littorio. Acorazados de la clase Littorio. Couraçados da classe Littorio. Corazzate. линкоров типа "Литторио. 维托里奥维内托级战列舰. ヴィットリオヴェネト級戦艦. Littorio 클래스 전함. Littorio אוניות מערכה
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Slagskib Lahingulaev Cuirassé Acoirazado 전함 Bojni brod אוניית מערכה
Csatahajó Kapal perang Slagschip 戦艦 Pancernik
Couraçado Линейный корабль Taistelulaiva Slagskepp
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[silvan500]

However, the battleship Roma had already been hit by a such missile, as well as the battleship Italia on the same day, and neither of those stopped the navigation, let alone were sunk!!!

But, unfortunately the second time that the battleship was hit, the missile explodes in the place most vulnerable of the ship: The magazines (in the powder room)!

[annanoli]

@silvan500 look here on tube for a movie called "La nave bianca" you'll see Littorio leaving Taranto harbour live

[silvan500]

@annanoli Molte grazie di avermelo fatto sapere, e' veramente un bel film.

[silvan500]

These ships were constructed to withstand the fall of big bombs.

But, the newly invented missile Fritz X (warhead: Armour-piercing, warhead weight 320 kg explosive, weight of the missile: 1,570 kg, speed: 343 m/s - 1,235 km/h), had a speed of impact much more higher than a bomb, because of the kinetic energy, [(mass in kg) X (speed in m/s)].

[worstalentscout]

very nice-looking ship...........

typical of all things Italian............looks far better than they perform.......

not so strange that a single Fritz was able to sink it eh ?

[silvan500]

@worstalentscout If you were American I would have told you: Well only that the Japanese had no Fritz against the Iowa.

Because also the Iowa battleship would not have been able resist Fritz!!!

But where are the battleships "Made in Singapore"???

[311nonono]

@worstalentscout Roma was hit by 2 Fritz bombs, one detonated her forward magazines.

When Hood's rear mag blew, it sunk in under a minute; When the Tirpitz's half-empty rear mag blew, it rolled over in 45 secs. Mighty Yamato went down in just over a minute when its forward mag went.

The Roma, on the other hand, showed just how tough her class was; Roma stayed afloat for over SIX MINUTES after her forward mag blew, giving 596 of her crew time to get out. Unlike near total losses of other ships.

[311nonono]

@worstalentscout These ships had multi plate armor(like Bismark). A battle between Iowa and this ships is a toss up. They were quite capable of sinking an Iowa class ship.

The deck and belt armor was thicker than the Iowa's. The speed was only 1 knot slower than the Iowa.

The main guns where the most powerful guns ever put on any battleship before and since.

They could shoot four(4) miles further than Iowa and two(2) miles further than Yamato with more penetrating power than both. Look it up!

[fezzorama]

@terfle1106 go eat a potato swine.

[fezzorama]

@worstalentscout Typical of things British.Look even worse than they perform.Took a just a couple of frogmen to take the HMS Queen Elizabeth and the HMS Valiant out of commission eh? .

[fezzorama]

@worstalentscout curious what is typical of where you come from?I'm sure what your country produces doesn't compare to the Italian counterpart.

[fezzorama]

@worstalentscout / you mean like Ferrari,Maserati,Lamborghini,L­ancia,Alfa Romeo?

[lander4545]

@311nonono The British also believe that they designed the P-51 Mustang and that the engine in the Mustang was the British built Rolls Royce Merlin of which neither is true. The Mustang was designed from the specs of the American built Curtiss-Wright XP-46. The engine in the Mustang was the American built Packard V-1650 which was an improved and updated variant developed from the British Rolls Royce Merlin. All true!

[Tull29]

Also, the Zara class cruisers were world class vessels, they were simply not fought well during Matapan but this should not detract from the design and quality of the class itself.

[Tull29]

I think that what many people forget when it comes to the Italian participation in WW2 is that Italy had a very modern and powerful navy. Vittorio Veneto class were the equal and in many cases the superior of any nations capital ships (except in underwater protection) and were superior to the Bismarck class. These vessels were to be incorporated into the British Pacific Fleet but because of design and spares problems this was not possible. Powerful and impressive vessels they were!

[311nonono]

@Bullettube

Without me wasting a huge amount of time, if you want a comparison between Iowa and Littorio go look at You Tube title “Clash RN Littorio vs USS Iowa”.

Then read the exchange between myself “311nonono” and “woofdogmeow”.

Then go and confirm or disprove for yourself the facts I stated.

And if you happened to be referring to the Mark 8 mods 6-8 shells, there is a caveat! Look for it.