Following the 1943 armistice, she served under Allied command as a high-speed transport. She remained a flagship of the Italian Navy until being decommissioned in 1961 and scrapped in 1965 [7, 9].
She participated in major Mediterranean actions, including the Battle of Calabria and the Battle of Cape Matapan . In 1941, she survived a major aerial torpedo hit that struck her stern [1, 8].
He was the first to summit Mount Saint Elias (Alaska) in 1897 and conducted significant climbs in the Ruwenzori Range (Africa) and the Karakoram (K2). Duca degli Abruzzi
Laid down in 1933, the ship featured superior armor compared to its predecessors and was armed with ten 152 mm guns in four turrets [1, 9].
Today, the name is associated with several landmarks and institutions in Italy: Following the 1943 armistice, she served under Allied
The Duca degli Abruzzi was the lead ship of the final class of Italian "Condottieri" light cruisers, widely considered the best-designed light cruisers of the Italian Navy during World War II [4].
The ship is a featured playable vessel in popular naval simulators like World of Warships (Tier VII Premium) and War Thunder [3, 10]. In 1941, she survived a major aerial torpedo
The Politecnico di Torino is located on Corso Duca degli Abruzzi in Turin [6].