Italian ship San Marco

Last updated

San Marco this name has been borne by at least three ships of the Italian Navy and may refer to:

Schooner.svgDAB list gray.svg
This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.

Related Research Articles

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Centaur, after the half-human, half-horse centaur of Greek mythology:

Four United States Navy ships have been named USS Gridley in honor of Charles Vernon Gridley.

Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cossack, after the Cossack people of Eastern Europe, whilst another was begun but was cancelled while building:

Capitani Romani-class cruiser Italian class of light cruisers

The Capitani Romani class was a class of light cruisers acting as flotilla leaders for the Regia Marina. They were built to outrun and outgun the large new French destroyers of the Le Fantasque and Mogador classes. Twelve hulls were ordered in late 1939, but only four were completed, just three of these before the Italian armistice in 1943. The ships were named after prominent ancient Romans.

San Marco, the Italian form of Saint Mark, is one of the six sestieri of Venice. It may also refer to:

Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cambrian, after Cambria, the classical name for Wales:

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Melpomene after the Muse of Tragedy in ancient Greek mythology.

Italian cruiser <i>San Giorgio</i> Italian lead ship of San Giorgio-class

The Italian cruiser San Giorgio was the name ship of her class of two armored cruisers built for the Royal Italian Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. Commissioned in 1910, the ship was badly damaged when she ran aground before the start of the Italo-Turkish War in 1911, although she was repaired before its end. During World War I, San Giorgio's activities were limited by the threat of Austro-Hungarian submarines, although the ship did participate in the bombardment of Durazzo, Albania, in late 1918.

Four ships of the Regia Marina, and the present day Italian Navy, have borne the name Duilio or Caio Duilio, the name commemorating the 3rd century BC Roman naval leader Gaius Duilius:

Andrea Doria has been borne by five ships of the Italian military and merchant navy, after Andrea Doria and may refer to:

Italian cruiser <i>San Marco</i> Italian San Giorgio-class cruiser

The Italian cruiser San Marco was a San Giorgio-class armoured cruiser built for the Royal Italian Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She was the first large Italian ship fitted with steam turbines and the first turbine-powered ship in any navy to have four propeller shafts. The ship participated in the Italo-Turkish War of 1911–1912, during which time she supported the occupations of Benghazi and Derna, the island of Rhodes, and bombarded the fortifications defending the entrance to the Dardanelles. During World War I, San Marco's activities were limited by the threat of Austro-Hungarian submarines, although the ship did participate in the bombardment of Durazzo, Albania in late 1918. She played a minor role in the Corfu incident in 1923 and was converted into a target ship in the first half of the 1930s. San Marco was captured by the Germans when they occupied northern Italy in 1943 and was found sunk at the end of the war. The ship was broken up and scrapped in 1949.

<i>San Giorgio</i>-class cruiser Ship class in the Royal Italian Navy

The San Giorgio class consisted of two armored cruisers built for the Royal Italian Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The second ship, San Marco, was used to evaluate recently invented steam turbines in a large ship and incorporated a number of other technological advances. The ships participated in the Italo-Turkish War of 1911–1912, although San Giorgio was under repair for most of the war. San Marco supported ground forces in Libya with naval gunfire and helped them to occupy towns in Libya and islands in the Dodecanese. During World War I, the ships' activities were limited by the threat of Austro-Hungarian submarines, although they did bombard Durazzo, Albania in 1918.

Cannone da 190/45 Naval gun

The Cannone da 190/45 was a family of Italian naval guns that were the secondary armament of two classes of armored cruisers of the Regia Marina and Hellenic Navy built before World War I. The cruisers that they were aboard saw action in both world wars. It is also believed that spare guns may have been used as coastal artillery during World War II.

Artigliere has been the name of at least five ships of the Italian Navy and may refer to:

San Giorgio this name has been borne by at least three ships of the Italian Navy and may refer to:

Saetta was the name of at least three ships of the Italian Navy and may refer to:

Folgore was the name of at least three ships of the Italian Navy and may refer to:

At least three ships of the Hellenic Navy have borne the name Miaoulis or Navarchos Miaoulis after Greek naval hero Andreas Miaoulis:

<i>San Giorgio</i>-class destroyer Destroyers of the Italian Navy

The San Giorgio class was a class of two destroyers of the Italian Navy. They entered service in 1955, with the last one being decommissioned in 1980. Formerly Capitani Romani-class cruisers of the Regia Marina during World War II, they were rebuilt as destroyers during the Cold War. San Giorgio was the first to enter service in 1955 and was modified again from 1963 to 1965 to become a training ship until 1980. San Marco was scuttled by the Germans after the incomplete ship fell into German hands following the Italian Armistice. Following the war, the vessel was raised, rebuilt and renamed and entered service in 1956. San Marco served until 1971.

At least three ships of the French Navy have borne the name La Galissonnière:

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.