Italian cruiser Raimondo Montecuccoli

Raimondo Montecuccoli visiting Australia in 1938
History
Italy
NameRaimondo Montecuccoli
NamesakeRaimondo Montecuccoli
BuilderAnsaldo, Genoa
Laid down1 October 1931
Launched2 August 1934
Commissioned30 June 1935
Decommissioned1 June 1964
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeCondottieri-class cruiser
Displacement
  • 7,523 t (7,404 long tons) standard
  • 8,994 t (8,852 long tons) full load
Length182.2 m (597 ft 9 in)
Beam16.6 m (54 ft 6 in)
Draught5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft Belluzzo geared turbines
  • 6 Yarrow boilers
  • 106,000 hp (79,044 kW)
Speed37 knots (43 mph; 69 km/h)
Range4,122 nmi (7,634 km) at 18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Complement578
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Armour
Aircraft carried2 aircraft
Aviation facilities1 catapult

Raimondo Montecuccoli was a Condottieri-class light cruiser serving with the Italian Regia Marina during World War II. She survived the war and served in the post-war Marina Militare until 1964.


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