Italian cruiser Eugenio di Savoia
- Italian cruiser Eugenio di Savoia
"Eugenio di Savoia" was a Condottieri class light cruiser, which served in the "Regia Marina" during World War II. She survived the war but was given as a war reparation to the Hellenic Navy in 1947. She was renamed "Elli" and served until 1964.
Design
"Eugenio di Savoia" was part of the fourth group of "Condottieri" light cruisers, also known as "Duca d'Aosta" class. The design of the "Duca d'Aosta" class was based on the "Montecuccoli" class, with a slight increase in size and a significant increase in armour. The machinery was also re-arranged.
"Eugenio di Savoia" was built by Ansaldo, Genoa, and named after Prince Eugene of Savoy. It is ironic that both "Eugenio di Savoia" and her Kriegsmarine namesake Prinz Eugen honour a General who was such a staunch ally of the British in an earlier era.
Career
The ship joined the 7th cruiser division and went on a circumnavigation of the globe with her sister ship in 1938-39. Returning to La Spezia in March 1939. During the war she fought in the following actions;
* Battle of Punta Stilo
* Operation Harpoon (1942)
* Operation Pedestal
After the armistice in 1943, she was used as a training ship in Suez. She was transferred to Greece in 1949 as part of the Peace treaty. She was renamed "Elli" ("Έλλη") and served until 1965.
References
*
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Italian cruiser Muzio Attendolo — Italian light cruiser Muzio Attendolo Career (Italy) … Wikipedia
Italian cruiser Emanuele Filiberto Duca d'Aosta — Emanuele Filiberto Duca d Aosta was an Italian light cruiser of the fourth group of the Condottieri class, that served in the Regia Marina during World War II. She survived the war but was ceded as war reparation to the Soviet Navy in 1949. She… … Wikipedia
Greek cruiser Elli (1912) — Elli Εύδρομον Έλλη Career (Greece) … Wikipedia
Greek cruiser Elli — Elli (Greek: Κ/Δ Έλλη ) was a 2,600 ton Greek light cruiser (in Greek Εύδρομο (interwar period term) or Ελαφρύ Καταδρομικό (World War II terminology)) named for a naval battle of the First Balkan War in which Greece was victorious. She was… … Wikipedia
Condottieri class cruiser — Raimondo Montecuccoli at Venice Class overview Operators … Wikipedia
Greek cruiser Elli II — Elli (Greek: Κ/Δ Έλλη II) was a 10,000 ton Greek light cruiser (in Greek Καταδρομικό ) named for a naval battle of the First Balkan War in which Greece was victorious. She was the second ship of the Royal Hellenic Navy to bear this name. The… … Wikipedia
List of World War II topics (I) — # I ll Remember April (film) # I Airborne Corps (United Kingdom) # I Armored Corps (United States) # I Canadian Corps # I Corps (Australia) # I Corps (France) # I Corps (Germany) # I Corps (United Kingdom) # I Corps (United States) # I Hua Huang… … Wikipedia
Prinz Eugen — may refer to Prince Eugene of Savoy.In addition, the following vessels or military formations were named for Prince Eugene: * SMS Prinz Eugen , an Austrian World War I dreadnought * HMS Prince Eugene , a British World War I monitor * German… … Wikipedia
Miltiadis Iatridis — Born 1906 Sofiko, Corinthia, Greece Died 18 February 1960 Agioi Theodoroi Allegiance … Wikipedia
Operation Harpoon (1942) — Not to be confused with Operation Harpoon (2002) Operation Harpoon Part of the Mediterranean Theater of World War II … Wikipedia
