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ITALIAN FLEET IN TARANTO HARBOUR. NHHC: Italian BB LITTORIO of Littorio Class (1937-1948). Ship later renamed ITALIA. Photo 1940. November 12, 1940 Taranto attack. December 11, 1940 entered dock... — AWM: TARANTO, ITALY, 1940-11. AERIAL VIEW SHOWING AFTERMATH OF ACTION AGAINST THE ITALIAN FLEET IN TARANTO HARBOUR. NHHC: Italian BB LITTORIO of Littorio Class (1937-1948). Ship later renamed ITALIA. Photo 1940. November 12, 1940 Taranto attack. December 11, 1940 entered dock for repairs.Australian War Memorial, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domainImage source

ClassVittorio Veneto class

NavyRegia Marina

CountryItaly

Builder / shipyardAnsaldo, Genoa

Laid down1934-10-28

Launched1937-08-22

Completed1940-05-06

Recorded statusScrapped

What is known about this ship

Littorio is documented as an ships with chronological service identities where transfers, renamings, or conversions occurred.

Service history

Member of the WAR-CL-000181 roster; source-recorded final disposition: stricken 6.1948.

Class context: Vittorio Veneto class

The Vittorio Veneto class comprised Italy’s modern 381 mm fast battleships of the Second World War.

Later service and disposition

stricken 6.1948.

Class relationship

This ship is recorded as a member of Vittorio Veneto class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

VITTORIO VENETO battleships (1940–1942) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-18
Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946Conway Maritime Press

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