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Pompeo Magno

Pompeo Magno is documented as an ships within the WAR-CL-000208 roster.

Capitani Romani classRegia MarinaWorld War II, PostwarRepresentative class image
The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Des Moines (CA-134), left, with Italian warships and a Forrestal -class aircraft carrier at Naples, Italy, probably in the late 1950s.
Representative class image: The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Des Moines (CA-134), left, with Italian warships and a Forrestal -class aircraft carrier at Naples, Italy, probably in the late 1950s.U.S. Navy All Hands magazine October 1961 , p. 20. · Public domainImage source
ClassCapitani Romani class
NavyRegia Marina
CountryItaly
Recorded statusRetired

What is known about this ship

Pompeo Magno is documented as an ships within the WAR-CL-000208 roster.

Service history

Source-recorded disposition: completed 4.6.1943; later San Giorgio.

Class context: Capitani Romani class

The Capitani Romani class was an exceptionally fast Italian scout-cruiser design intended to counter French large destroyers.

Later service and disposition

completed 4.6.1943; later San Giorgio.

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

Sources and further reading

  1. CAPITANI ROMANI light cruisers (1942–1956) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-18
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946Conway Maritime Press
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