Italian cruiser Alberico da Barbiano
Cruiser Alberico da Barbiano in Venice History Italy Name: Alberico da Barbiano Namesake: Alberico da Barbiano Laid down: 16 April 1928 Launched: 23 August 1930 Commissioned: 9 June 1931 Fate: Sunk at the Battle of Cape Bon, 13 December 1941 General characteristics Class and type: Giussano -class cruiser Displacement: 6,571 tonnes (6,467 long tons) (standard) 6,954 tonnes (6,844 long tons) (full load) Length: 169.3 m (555 ft 5 in) Beam: 15.5 m (50 ft 10 in) Draught: 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) Propulsion: 6 boilers 2 shafts 95,000 hp (71,000 kW) Speed: 37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph) Range: 3,800 nmi (7,000 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) Complement: 507 Armament: 8 × 152 mm (6 in) /53 guns in 4 twin mountings 6 × 100 mm (4 in) / 47 caliber guns in 3 twin mountings 8 × 37 mm (1.5 in) 54-cal. guns 8 × 13.2 mm machine-guns 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes Armour: Decks: 20 mm (0.79 in...