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 & 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.

History
Italian light cruiser Muzio Attendolo
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 & 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