RMS Littorio
Commander: Richard Lane, Sydney Battle Squadron.
Photo: Simpson
RMS Littorio
The lead ship of the Italian Littorio class 'treaty' battleships,
RMS Littorio commissioned in May 1940. She was hit by 3 air launched torpedoes
at Taranto on the night of the 11th of November 1940, was repaired by April 1941,
was damaged in the battle of Sirte in March 1942 then by air attack in June 1942
and again in April 1943. She surrendered to the Allies on the 9th of September
1943 at Malta after being damaged by a German Glider-bomb enroute.
Our Littorio was built by Glendon Pryor in just 3 months on a Bowning Shipyard hull and was commissioned at the Australian Battle Group's June 2000 National Meet in Bowning NSW.
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National Battle Honours
| June 2000 AusBG National Meet, Bowning NSW | |
| January 2001 AusBG National Meet, Bowning NSW | |
| June 2001 AusBG National Meet, Newcastle NSW |
Stats
| Armour: | 1/8th inch balsa | |
| Armourment: | 3 turrets, each a BDE style cannon with
3 1/4" barrels on a 4" magazine, A & B turrets rotate and depress, X is fixed |
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| Pump: | 2 litres per 29 seconds | |
| Speed: | 37.5 seconds per 100 feet (30 knots) | |
| Combat Factor: | 56 |