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A recent (1 October 2019 ) photo of helicopter cruiser Vittorio Veneto (former C 550). Plans to turn her into a museum at Taranto fell through due to the cost involved and the asbestos present within the ship, so she will be scrapped. Her pennant (C 550) is currently held by the carrier Cavour, and before Vittorio Veneto, it was held by the light cruiser Duca degli Abruzzi (In service from 1937 to 1961, held the pennant from 1953 to 1961).
The Italian cruiser the Duca Degli Abruzzi, wearing the flag of the C in C Italian Naval Forces, Vice Admiral Vittorio de Pace, entering Grand Harbor, Malta, July 23 1955
A recent (1 October 2019 ) photo of helicopter cruiser Vittorio Veneto (former C 550). Plans to turn her into a museum at Taranto fell through due to the cost involved and the asbestos present within the ship, so she will be scrapped. Her pennant (C 550) is currently held by the carrier Cavour, and before Vittorio Veneto, it was held by the light cruiser Duca degli Abruzzi (In service from 1937 to 1961, held the pennant from 1953 to 1961).
The Italian cruiser the Duca Degli Abruzzi, wearing the flag of the C in C Italian Naval Forces, Vice Admiral Vittorio de Pace, entering Grand Harbor, Malta, July 23 1955