Sunk Italian Battleship Roma
She was the pride of the italian navy.
Sunk italian battleship roma. The ship was fatally wounded. This one exploded in the forward deposits of the big caliber complexes. At 15 50 the italian battleship roma was struck again by a second bomb. Roma suffered from two near hits on either side of her bow.
B 17 aircraft carrying 908 kg 2 002 lb armor piercing bombs damaged the stationary battleships with two bombs each. 9 1943 a large force of italian warships three battleships three cruisers and eight destroyers slipped out of the northern italian port of la spezia. Italian navy photo a couple of hours after midnight on the morning of sept. Roma suffered from two near hits on either side of her bow.
The bomb burst into the sea after having crossed the whole hull and the ship s speed was reduced to 10 knots. Roma capsized broke into two and sank carrying 2 admirals 86 officers and 1264 sailors down with her. The most modern and powerful battleship. Roma capsized broke into two and sank carrying 2 admirals 86 officers and 1264 sailors down with her.
The italian battleship roma listing after being hit by german fritz x radio controlled bombs launched by do 217s sept. At 15 45 the italian battleship roma was hit on the right side. Italy finds battleship sunk in 1943 by german warplane an italian navy picture of a cannon on the roma battleship found at a depth of 1 000 metres around 25 km off sardinia s coast. Attacks on 14 and 19 april 1943 did not hit roma but an american raid on 5 june severely damaged both vittorio veneto and roma.
Attacks on 14 and 19 april 1943 did not hit roma but an american raid on 5 june severely damaged both vittorio veneto and roma. B 17 aircraft carrying 908 kg 2 002 lb armor piercing bombs damaged the stationary battleships with two bombs each. The fourth ship impero was never finished and was instead sunk by american bombers and scrapped after the end of the war. The sinking of the battleship roma by brendan mcnally a couple of hours after midnight on the morning of sept.
9 1943 a large force of italian warships three battleships three cruisers and eight destroyers slipped out of the northern italian port of la spezia. She was the pride of the italian navy. The most modern and powerful battleship. On 9 september 1943 she was sunk by the german luftwaffe with a fritz x radio controlled bomb.