Roma, an Italian Littorio-class battleship, was launched in 1940 during World War II. Although she saw limited combat, her fate was sealed after Italy signed an armistice with the Allies in September 1943. While attempting to sail to Allied-controlled ports, Roma was attacked by German bombers and hit by two Fritz X guided bombs, causing her to sink. The explosion and subsequent sinking resulted in the loss of 1,393 crew members, marking a tragic end to one of Italy's most advanced warships.
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In the heart of Italy, forged in pride,
Roma was born, a battleship to guide.
Launched in the shadow of war's cruel hand,
A symbol of power, for her own homeland.
She sailed the seas with regal grace,
A titan of steel in a deadly race.
But destiny called in a fateful year,
As the tides of war drew ever near.
Roma, steel and fire,
A battleship bound for the pyre.
From the Mediterranean to the sea’s dark embrace,
She met her fate in a tragic place.
In the battles she fought, her guns did roar,
But treacherous skies would end her lore.
September '43, the winds did turn,
As Italy’s fate began to burn.
Ordered to surrender, she turned her bow,
But Luftwaffe bombers came in now.
With Fritz-X bombs, her deck was torn,
A proud warship, her end was sworn.
Roma, steel and fire,
A battleship bound for the pyre.
From the Mediterranean to the sea’s dark embrace,
She met her fate in a tragic place.
The sky lit up with a deadly flame,
As Roma sank, her story became.
A loss in the waters, a nation’s cry,
Her legacy left beneath the sky.
With 1,393 souls she went below,
In the cold sea’s depths, she lies in woe.
But her memory stands, a tale of might,
Of a ship that sailed into the night.
Roma, steel and fire,
A battleship bound for the pyre.
From the Mediterranean to the sea’s dark embrace,
She met her fate in a tragic place.
Now in the depths, her spirit remains,
A reminder of war and its deadly chains.
Roma, the pride of a fleeting dream,
Now a whisper in the ocean's stream.
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5 окт 2024
