Roma (battleship)
LocationOff Sardinia, Italy
Year1943
Depth1,000 m
Size45,000 tonnes
TypeBattleship
About Roma (battleship)
Italian flagship sunk by German Fritz X radio-guided bombs hours after Italy surrendered. The first capital ship sunk by a guided missile. 1,393 of 1,849 crew died, including Admiral Carlo Bergamini. Found in 2012.
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