Pola
| Country | Italy |
| Ship Class | Zara-class Heavy Cruiser |
| Sunk | 29 Mar 1941 |
| Displacement | 11,730 tons standard; 14,360 tons full |
| Length | 600 feet |
| Beam | 67 feet |
| Draft | 23 feet |
| Machinery | 8 three-drum Thornycroft boilers, 2 Parsons turbines |
| Power Output | 95,000 shaft horsepower |
| Speed | 33 knots |
| Range | 4,500nm at 16 knots, 2,950nm at 25 knots, 1,700nm at 31 knots |
| Crew | 830 |
| Armament | 8x203mm guns, 6x100mm guns, 4x40mm AA guns, 8x12.7mm AA machine guns |
| Armor | 100-150mm belt, 70mm deck, 120-140mm turrets, 140-150mm barbettes |
| Aircraft | 2 reconnaissance aircraft |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseDuring the day on 29 Mar 1941, Pola was struck by a British torpedo plane. At first only slowed, the remaining ships of her group sped away to port, but as Pola later reported that she was dead in the water, sister ships Zara and Fiume, along with four destroyers, returned to guard her. That night, aided by radar, a British fleet centered around three battleships arrived to attack. The out-gunned Italian group was quickly obliterated at relative close range. At the end of the engagement, Pola was sunk along with both of her sister ships in the battle. Two of the escorting destroyers were also destroyed.
ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia.
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