Trumpeter 05347 Italian Heavy Cruiser Zara

 

Zara heavy cruiser on July 4, 1929, in the the Otto Group La Spezia shipyard started, launched on April 27, 1930, to be completed by October 20, 1931.

After the completion of the "Zara" incorporated into the the first clan cruiser detachments. Thereafter, until 1940, Italy entered the war, the ship has been in the squad. Collective upgrade battleship during the transformation, the to temporarily exit sequence, September 1, 1933 to September 15, 1937, "Zara" served as a clan flagship. Throughout the summer of 1940, Zara-class ship cover transit to North Africa. In September, the intercept British troops to the island of Malta from Alexandria Transit. November 27, Zara, was participating in the Battle of Wu Lada angle, struck and injured by the enemy. March 29, 1941 Zara. on Cape Matapan naval battle in the British Royal Navy battleship HMS Warspite,HMS Valiant and HMS Barham of main gun at close range wounded last torpedo sank the British destroyer.