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Originally Posted by itadriver
she has never entered active duty....  |
Never, she did some static tests, but with armistice she was abandoned in Genoa and partially sank by frogmen in order to prevent her to be used for block the dock entry...
She was over 90% completed, btw.
Really interesting fact, before the aircraft carrier conversion, she was a really nice ocean liner, SS Roma:
Sistership liner Augustus was under conversion into an aircraft carrier too, RN Sparviero, but works were abandoned with armistice, after superstructure's demolition. Aquila was intented as fleet carrier, Sparviero as an escort carrier...
Best regards,
Vd