Italian cruiser Muzio Attendolo

	Italian light cruiser Muzio Attendolo
History
Italy
Name	Muzio Attendolo
Namesake	Muzio Attendolo
Builder	C.R.D.A., Trieste
Laid down	10 April 1931
Launched	9 September 1934
Commissioned	7 August 1935
Fate	Sunk 4 December 1942
General characteristics
Class and type	Condottieri-class light cruiser
Displacement	7,523 tonnes standard; 8,994 tonnes full load;
Length	182.2 m (597 ft 9.2 in)
Beam	16.6 m (54 ft 5.5 in)
Draught	5.6 m (18 ft 4.5 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft Belluzzo geared turbines; 6 Yarrow boilers; 106,000 hp (79,000 kW);
Speed	37 knots (69 km/h)
Range	4,122 nautical miles (7,634 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement	578 men
Armament	8 × 152 mm (6 in) /53 guns (4 × 2); 6 × 100 mm (4 in) / 47 caliber guns (3 × 2); 8 × 37 mm (1.5 in) 54-cal. guns (4 x 2); 8 × 13.2 mm guns (4 × 2); 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2x2);
Armour	Deck: 30 mm (1.2 in); Main belt: 60 mm (2.4 in); Turrets: 70 mm (2.8 in); Conning tower: 100 mm (3.9 in);
Aircraft carried	2 aircraft
Aviation facilities	1 catapult

Muzio Attendolo was a Condottieri-class light cruiser of the Italian Regia Marina which fought in World War II. She was sunk in Naples by bombers of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) on 4 December 1942. Although salvaged after the war, she was damaged beyond repair and was scrapped.

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