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| Launching of battleship Vittorio Veneto, Trieste, Italy, 25 Jul 1937 | Vittorio Veneto, circa 1940 or 1941 | Vittorio Veneto firing during Battle of Matapan near Gavdos, Greece, 27 Mar 1941 | Damaged Vittorio Veneto after Battle of Matapan, late Mar 1941 |
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| Vittorio Veneto after being struck by aerial torpedo at Battle of Matapan, 28 Mar 1941 | Launching a Re.2000 Falco I fighter from Vittorio Veneto's catapult, circa 1942-1943, photo 1 of 2 | Launching a Re.2000 Falco I fighter from Vittorio Veneto's catapult, circa 1942-1943, photo 2 of 2 | Vittorio Veneto and Littorio firing during an exercise, 1940s |
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| Launching a Re.2000 Falco I fighter from the catapult of an Italian Navy ship, circa 1942-1943 | Vittorio Veneto underway, circa 1943 |
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