On September 9, 1943, tragedy struck the Italian battleship Roma as she sailed north from La Spezia toward Malta to surrender to the Allies following Italy’s armistice with the Allied powers. While en route, Roma and her accompanying vessels were attacked by aircraft of the German Luftwaffe, which had turned against their former ally. During the assault, a Dornier Do 217 K-2 bomber of Kampfgeschwader 100 released the second of two PC 1400X Fritz X guided glide bombs a revolutionary radio-control

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41K views · 1.1K reactions | Inside The History: Was this 16 Inch Barrel portion from USS South Dakota BB-57 at Guadalcanal? Tom gives us the first look at a 16" gun barrel section that Battleship Cove obtained and is believed to have been originally fitted to USS South Dakota BB-57. Discussion includes research to determine its history. | Battleship Cove | Facebook