The Vittorio Veneto class (also known as the Littorio class) was a class of battleship of the Regia Marina, the Italian navy. They were most modern battleships used by Italy during World War II.
The Littorios were developed in response to the French Dunkerque-class battleships, with a second pair ordered in response to the Richelieu class battleships. They were part of Benito Mussolini's overall strategy of achieving Italian dominance in the Mediterranean Sea and the creation of a new Roman Empire. The first full-fledged battleships laid down after the expiration of the Washington and London naval treaties, the first two ships were laid down in 1935.
Like all other battleships of this period, their nominal displacement was given as 35,000 tons standard, although they greatly exceeded those figures. This was in common with all post-treaty battleships except the British Nelson class. The first pair of ships were commissioned in late April and early May 1940.
Vittorio Veneto的類(也稱為的Littorio類)是一類Regia小遊艇船塢,意大利海軍的戰艦。他們是意大利在第二次世界大戰期間使用的最先進的戰艦。
反應到法國的敦刻爾克級戰列艦的Littorios,第二對訂購的黎塞留級戰列艦。他們是墨索里尼的意大利在地中海和創建一個新的羅馬帝國的主導地位實現整體戰略的一部分。華盛頓和倫敦海軍條約期滿後的第一個完整成熟的戰艦,前兩艘船於1935年。
這一時期的所有其他戰艦一樣,他們的公稱排量標準35000噸,雖然他們大大超過了這些數字。這是常見的所有條約後的英國尼爾森類的戰艦除了。對船舶在四月下旬和上旬1940年5月投產。