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Regia Marina

Barbiano/Candorna Class Light Cruiser

"These two classes were practically identical and built within two years of each other in the 1930's. They were unbalanced units with limited protection, with better belt armor but was still considered too “light” and full of defects. Apart from “Cadorna”, all were destroyed in the first period of war.
Bartolomeo Colleoni

Bartolomeo Colleoni

Statistics

Length 169.3 m
Speed 36.5 knots
Beam 15.5 m
Main Guns 8x152/53mm, 6x100/47mm
Secondary Guns 8x20/65mm, 8x13,2mm, 4 tls 533mm
Draft 5.5 m
Weight 5,315 Tons
Compliment 507
Class Condotieri Cardona

Information Courtesy Lupo Solitario

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