Italian cruiser Gorizia

Gorizia (right) in Trieste habour Gorizia (right) in Trieste habour
History
Name	Gorizia
Laid down	1930
Launched	1930
Commissioned	1931
Fate	Damaged, 1943, then scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Zara-class cruiser
Displacement	11,870 t (11,683 long tons) standard 14,530 t (14,301 long tons) full load
Length	182.8 m (599 ft 9 in)
Beam	20.6 m (67 ft 7 in)
Draught	7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	8 three-drum Thornycroft boilers 2 Parsons turbines 95,000 hp (71 MW)
Speed	33 knots (38 mph; 61 km/h)
Range	5,361 nmi (9,929 km) at 16 kn (18 mph; 30 km/h)
Complement	841
Armament	• 8 × 203 mm (8.0 in)/53 cal. guns • 16 × 100 mm (3.9 in)/47 cal. guns • 6 × 40 mm/49 cal. guns • 8 × 13.2 mm guns
Armour	Maximum 70 mm (2.8 in) vertical, 150 mm (5.9 in) horizontal
Aircraft carried	2

Gorizia was an Italian Zara class heavy cruiser, which served in the Regia Marina during World War II. The ship was named after the city of Gorizia.

Gorizia participated to World War II as a member of 1st Division, 1st Squadron. It took part in the Battle of Punta Stilo, the Battle of Cape Teulada, and the First and Second Battle of Sirte, where her guns hit two destroyers, HMS Kipling and HMS Sikh, inflicting minor damage. Among her other missions, there were escorts to Italian and German convoys, for a total of 20 missions.

Gorizia was damaged by a bombing at La Maddalena naval base, and moved to La Spezia for repairs on 10 April 1943. It was still there on 8 September, when the armistice between Italy and the Allies was signed.

References

• "Gorizia", from Marina Militare official web site.