Italian cruiser Eugenio di Savoia

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For other ships with the same name, see Greek ship Elli.
Eugenio di Savoia
History
Italy
NameEugenio di Savoia
NamesakePrince Eugene of Savoy
BuilderAnsaldo, Genoa
Laid down6 July 1933
Launched16 March 1935
Commissioned16 January 1936
FateTransferred to Greece, 1950
Greece
NameElli
NamesakeBattle of Elli
Acquired1950
CommissionedJune 1951
Decommissioned1965
FateScrapped, 1973
General characteristics
Class and typeCondottieri-class cruiser
Displacement
  • 8,450 tons standard
  • 10,539 tons full load
Length186.9 m (613 ft 2 in)
Beam17.5 m (57 ft 5 in)
Draught6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
Propulsion2 Belluzzo/Parsons geared turbines, 6 Yarrow boillers, 110,000 hp (82,000 kW)
Speed36.5 knots (68 km/h)
Range3,900 nautical miles (7,220 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement578
Armament
Armour
Aircraft carried2
Aviation facilities1 catapult

Eugenio di Savoia was a

war reparation to the Hellenic Navy
in 1950. Eugenio di Savoia was renamed Elli and served until 1965.

Design

Eugenio di Savoia was part of the fourth group of Condottieri-class light cruisers, also known as the 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
.

Career

As results of the pact between Franco and Mussolini during the Spanish Civil War, on 14 February 1937, the ship went into action off the coast of Barcelona, Spain, bombarding the city and causing 18 deaths.[1]

The cruiser 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 World War II she fought in the following actions:

She was hit during an air strike carried out by

Napoli on 4 December 1942. One other cruiser the Muzio Attendolo was badly hit and the later sunk.[2] After the armistice in 1943, she was used as a training ship at Suez
.

Greek service

After the end of the war, she was transferred to Greece in 1950 as war reparation. The Greek flag was raised in 1951 and the ship was renamed Elli (Έλλη). The ship became the headquarters for the Commander in Chief of the Hellenic Fleet. Although Elli did not carry a

1967-1974 junta
because of their resistance activities. She was auctioned off in 1973.

Citations

  1. ISBN 978-88-9327-614-6
    .
  2. ^ History of the Second World War. Volume 4, Purnell and Sons Ltd., p. 1412
  3. ISBN 978-618-82181-4-7
    .
  4. ISBN 960-8172-14-4
    .
  5. ^ "Elli II ex Eugenio di Savoia" [1] Hellenic Navy, Retrieved: 18 January 2013.

References

External links
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