Italian light cruisers Guiseppe Garibaldi and Luigi di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi commissioned in 1937

American naval attaché at Rome, Italy reported on 19 May 1937 No.283 that in the discussion of the Italian Naval Budget before the Senate on 15 May Undersecretary of State admiral Cavagnari (1) stated that the light cruisers Garibaldi (2) and Luigi di Savoia (3) would be commissioned within the next few months. This confirmed the earlier estimates of the naval attaché

Notes

1. Domenico Cavagnari (20 July 1876 Genoa-2 November 1966 Rome) chief of staf of the navy 1934-1940, dismissed after the lost Battle of Taranto.

2. Guiseppe Garibaldi commissioned on 1 December 1937. Of the Condottieri-class Luigi di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi-subclass.

3. Luigi di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi commissioned on 1 December 1937. Of the Condottieri-class Luigi di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi-subclass.

Source

National Archives USA. Record Group 38: Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Series: Secret Naval Attaches Reports. Estimate of potential military strength (pt.). Summaries. Reports from London, Paris, Brussels, Rome and Berlin. Roll M975-001.