Italy RN Trento Heavy Cruiser Patriotic Medal 1927 by Johnson

Italy: Commemorative medal for the launch of the 
Heavy Cruiser R.N. Trento, in 1927. 
Signed S.J. for Stefano Johnson, Milan. 
RN Trento was the 1st of two Trento-class heavy 
cruisers built for the Italian Royal Navy. The ship 
was laid down in Jun. 1925, was launched in Oct. 
1927 and was commissioned in Dec. 1929.
RN Trento frequently served as the flagship of the 
Cruiser Division throughout the 1930s and saw 
extensive action during WW2 (Battles of Calabria, 
Cape Spartivento and Cape Matapan, convoy 
escorts to North Africa and interdicting British 
convoys to Malta.)
During the attack on a British convoy in Jun. 1942, 
RN Trento was torpedoed by a Bristol Beaufort 
torpedo bomber and then sunk by the submarine 
HMS Umbra.
A scarce medal.

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1926 - World War 2 1939 - 1945 

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