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Vittorio Veneto was the lead ship of the Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 Vittorio Veneto-class battleship
Battleship

A battleship is a large, heavily armour warship with a main artillery battery consisting of the largest calibre of guns. Battleships were larger, better armed, and better armored than cruisers and destroyers....
s, that served in the Regia Marina
Regia Marina

The Regia Marina Italiana dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification . In 1946, with the birth of the Italy , the Royal Navy changed its name as it was now the Navy of the Italian Republic ....
 during World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
. She was named after the Italian victory at Vittorio Veneto
Battle of Vittorio Veneto

The Battle of Vittorio Veneto was fought between 24 October and 3 November 1918, near Vittorio Veneto, during the Italian Campaign of World War I....
, during World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
.

ittorio Veneto's keel was laid in 1934 at Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Trieste
Trieste

Trieste is a city and port in northeastern Italy very near to the Slovenian border, to the North, East, and South. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste on the Adriatic Sea....
; she was launched on 25 July 1937, and her construction was completed in 1940, after Italy had entered in war against France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
.

Vittorio Veneto was designed by General Umberto Pugliese, and was the first battleship to exceed the limits of the Washington Treaty
Washington Treaty

The Treaty of Washington may refer to:* Treaty of Washington , between the Federal government and the Creek * Treaty of Washington , between the Federal government and the Creek led by Opothleyahola....
 (35,000 tons of displacement).






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Vittorio Veneto was the lead ship of the Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 Vittorio Veneto-class battleship
Battleship

A battleship is a large, heavily armour warship with a main artillery battery consisting of the largest calibre of guns. Battleships were larger, better armed, and better armored than cruisers and destroyers....
s, that served in the Regia Marina
Regia Marina

The Regia Marina Italiana dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification . In 1946, with the birth of the Italy , the Royal Navy changed its name as it was now the Navy of the Italian Republic ....
 during World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
. She was named after the Italian victory at Vittorio Veneto
Battle of Vittorio Veneto

The Battle of Vittorio Veneto was fought between 24 October and 3 November 1918, near Vittorio Veneto, during the Italian Campaign of World War I....
, during World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
.

Construction

Vittorio Veneto's keel was laid in 1934 at Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Trieste
Trieste

Trieste is a city and port in northeastern Italy very near to the Slovenian border, to the North, East, and South. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste on the Adriatic Sea....
; she was launched on 25 July 1937, and her construction was completed in 1940, after Italy had entered in war against France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
.

Vittorio Veneto was designed by General Umberto Pugliese, and was the first battleship to exceed the limits of the Washington Treaty
Washington Treaty

The Treaty of Washington may refer to:* Treaty of Washington , between the Federal government and the Creek * Treaty of Washington , between the Federal government and the Creek led by Opothleyahola....
 (35,000 tons of displacement). In 1942, Vittorio Veneto was the first Italian battleship to be equipped with a radar
Radar

Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic radiation waves to identify the range, altitude, direction, or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as aircraft, ships, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain....
 device, a "Gufo" E.C. 4.

Actions

Vittorio Veneto took part in the battle of Cape Teulada
Battle of Cape Spartivento

The Battle of Cape Spartivento, known as the Battle of Cape Teulada in Italy, was a naval battle during the Battle of the Mediterranean in World War II....
 (27 November 1940), where her firepower (19 shells in 7 salvos from long range) caused the seven-cruiser British squadron to withdraw.

During a mission of 26 March–29 March 1941, Vittorio Veneto participated in the dramatic events of the battle of Cape Matapan
Battle of Cape Matapan

The Battle of Cape Matapan was a World War II naval battle fought from March 27 to March 29, 1941. The Cape Matapan is on the southwest coast of Greece's Peloponnesus peninsula....
, fought along the Peloponnesus coast, where, after scaring off a squadron of British cruisers near the island of Gavdos
Gavdos

Gavdos or G?vdhos is the southernmost List of islands of Greece, located to the south of its much bigger neighbour, Crete, of which it is administratively a part, in the prefecture of Chania Prefecture....
 and inflicting minor damage on them, she was hit by a torpedo-bomber and obliged to return to Italy; the Italian fleet adopted an exceptional formation on five lines to protect the Vittorio Veneto, but a second aircraft attack, and a subsequent night battle, caused the sinking of three heavy cruisers and two destroyers to British battleship gunfire.
Rnvittorio Veneto Battle of Cape Spartivento
Despite taking on 4,000 tons of water due to the extensive torpedo damage, the battleship was able to reach Taranto
Taranto

Taranto is a coastal city in Puglia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto and is an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base....
, but remained out of service for about five months.

During the war in the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea or Ocean off the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia....
, Vittorio Veneto took part in 56 war missions, eleven of which had as their mission the hunting of enemy ships.

1940
  • 1 September: operation Hats;
  • 29 September: operation MB 5;
  • 11 November: Battle of Taranto
    Battle of Taranto

    The naval Battle of Taranto took place on the night of 11 November 1940 – 12 November 1940 during World War II. The Royal Navy launched the first all-aircraft naval attack in history, flying a small number of aircraft from an aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea and attacking the Italy fleet at harbour in Taranto....
    ;
  • 27 November: Battle of Cape Spartivento
    Battle of Cape Spartivento

    The Battle of Cape Spartivento, known as the Battle of Cape Teulada in Italy, was a naval battle during the Battle of the Mediterranean in World War II....
     or Battle of Cape Teulada;


1941
  • 8 February: bombardment of Genoa;
  • 27 March: Battle of Gavdos island;
  • 28 March: Battle of Matapan
    Battle of Cape Matapan

    The Battle of Cape Matapan was a World War II naval battle fought from March 27 to March 29, 1941. The Cape Matapan is on the southwest coast of Greece's Peloponnesus peninsula....
    . The commander of the ship was Capitano di Vascello Giuseppe Sparzani and the commander of the Italian fleet, flagship Vittorio Veneto, was Ammiraglio di Squadra Angelo Iachino
    Angelo Iachino

    Angelo Iachino was an Italy admiral during World War II....
    ;
  • 27 September: convoy Albert to Malta;
  • 14 December: cancelled Italian convoys in the Mediterranean Sea;


1942
  • 15 June: Vittorio Veneto also participated in the Battle of Mid-June, where she and the Littorio
    Italian battleship Littorio

    Littorio was an Italian Vittorio Veneto class battleship battleship that served in the Regia Marina during World War II. She was named after the Lictor , in ancient times the bearer of the Roman fasces, which was adopted as the symbol of Italian Fascism....
     successfully fenced off a large British convoy from Alexandria
    Alexandria

    Alexandria , with a population of 4.1 million, is the second-largest city in Egypt, and is the country's largest seaport, serving about 80% of Egypt's imports and exports....
     by their mere presence at sea;


1943
  • 9 September: surrender of the Italian fleet.


After the armistice of 8 September 1943, Vittorio Veneto was sent to Egypt, and was interned in the Great Bitter Lake
Great Bitter Lake

The Great Bitter Lake is a salt water lake between the north and south part of the Suez Canal. It is adjoined by the Small Bitter Lake . Together, the Bitter Lakes have a surface area of about 250 km?....
, in the Suez Canal
Suez Canal

The Suez Canal is a canal in Egypt. Opened in November 1869, it allows water transportation between Europe and Asia without navigating around Africa or carrying goods overland between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea....
; a proposal to allow the battleship to fight side-by-side with the Allies in southern France and in the Pacific Ocean was dismissed because of political and operational considerations. After the war she was taken by the United Kingdom as war compensation. Vittorio Veneto was eventually returned to Italy where she was dismantled, in 1948.

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