Italian cruiser Fiume

History
Fiume in Taranto in 1933
Italy
Name:	Fiume
Namesake:	Fiume
Builder:	Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino, Trieste
Laid down:	29 April 1929
Launched:	27 April 1930
Commissioned:	23 November 1931
Fate:	Sunk during Battle of Cape Matapan, 29 March 1941
General characteristics
Class and type:	Zara-class cruiser
Displacement:	13,944 long tons (14,168 t) full load
Length:	182.8 m (599 ft 9 in)
Beam:	20.6 m (67 ft 7 in)
Draft:	7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
Installed power:	8 × 3-drum Yarrow boilers 95,000 shp (71,000 kW)
Propulsion:	2 × Parsons steam turbines
Speed:	33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Range:	5,361 nmi (9,929 km; 6,169 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement:	841
Armament:	8 × 203 mm (8 in)/53 cal. guns 16 × 100 mm (4 in) / 47 caliber guns 6 × 40 mm/49 cal. guns 8 × 13.2 mm machine guns
Armor:	Deck: 70 mm (2.8 in) Belt: 150 mm (5.9 in) Turret faces: 150 mm Barbettes: 150 mm
Aircraft carried:	2

Fiume was a Zara-class heavy cruiser of the Italian Regia Marina. She was the second of four ships in the class, and was built between April 1929 and November 1931. Armed with a main battery of eight 8-inch (200 mm) guns, she was nominally within the 10,000-long-ton (10,000 t) limit imposed by the Washington Naval Treaty, though in reality she significantly exceeded this figure.

Fiume saw extensive service during World War II, having participated in several sorties to catch British convoys in the Mediterranean. She was present during the Battle of Calabria in July 1940, Battle of Cape Spartivento in November, and ultimately the Battle of Cape Matapan in March 1941. In the last engagement, Fiume and her sister ships Zara and Pola were sunk in a close-range night engagement with three British battleships.

Fiume was 182.8 meters (600 ft) long overall, with a beam of 20.62 m (67.7 ft) and a draft of 7.2 m (24 ft). She displaced 13,944 long tons (14,168 t) at full load, though her displacement was nominally within the 10,000-long-ton (10,000 t) restriction set in place by the Washington Naval Treaty. Her power plant consisted of two Parsons steam turbines powered by eight oil-fired Yarrow boilers, which were trunked into two funnels amidships. Her engines were rated at 95,000 shaft horsepower (71,000 kW) and produced a top speed of 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph). She had a crew of 841 officers and enlisted men.

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