USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), an Arleigh Burke-class, Flight IIa, guided-missile destroyer in the U.S. Navy, commissioned in 2019. https://ift.tt/fb60Ynm https://ift.tt/2pm3jRK
Launched on 14 June 1942, Roma was the third Littorio-class battleship of the Regia Marina, sister to Vittorio Veneto and Littorio. A fourth ship, Impero, was begun but never finished. After the Italian armistice on 8 September 1943, Roma sailed for Malta with the fleet. During the voyage, the ships were attacked by German Dornier Do 217s armed with Fritz X guided bombs. Roma was struck twice, the second hit triggering a magazine explosion. She sank soon after with heavy loss of life. https://ift.tt/g9YRJyk https://ift.tt/N1492sK
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