Italian ship Roma

Last updated August 15, 2024

Roma was the name of three ships of the Regia Marina (Italian Royal Navy), and may refer to:

Italian ironclad Roma, an armoured steam frigate commissioned in 1865 and scrapped in 1896
Italian battleship Roma (1907), a predreadnought battleship of the Regina Elena class completed in 1908 and stricken in 1926
Italian battleship Roma (1940), a battleship of the Vittorio Veneto class commissioned in 1942 and sunk in 1943

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Roma was an Italian pre-dreadnought battleship, laid down in 1903, launched in 1907 and completed in 1908. She was the third member of the Regina Elena class, which included three other vessels: Regina Elena, Napoli, and Vittorio Emanuele. Roma was armed with a main battery of two 305 mm (12 in) guns and twelve 203 mm (8 in) guns. She was quite fast for the period, with a top speed of nearly 21 knots.

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