Name Baionetta Commissioned 15 May 1943 Construction started 24 February 1942 Length 64 m | Laid down 24 February 1942 Fate Struck in January 1972 Launched 5 October 1942 | |
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Class and type Gabbiano-class corvette Displacement 660 long tons (670 t) standard
728 long tons (740 t) full load Builders Società Italiana Ernesto Breda, Venice | ||
Baionetta was a Gabbiano-class corvette of the Regia Marina. She served during World War II.
On 9 September 1943, a day after the Italian armistice, Baionetta transported King Victor Emmanuel III and General Pietro Badoglio, together with their respective entourages and general staff officers, from the small harbour town of Ortona and sailed south escorted by the Italian Capitani Romani-class light cruiser Scipione Africano, arriving in Brindisi the next day.
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Italian corvette Baionetta (F578) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA