The Battleship that Suddenly Exploded

You can support my channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HiddenHistoryYT Want U-Boat or Warship models? Go here: https://hiddenhistoryyt.myshopify.com Thanks for watching, remember to like & subscribe! Subscribe to our FREE daily WW2 newsletter: https://hiddenhistoryyt.beehiiv.com/subscribe Giulio Cesare was one of three Conte di Cavour-class dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) in the 1910s. Completed in 1914, she was little used and saw no combat during the First World War. The ship supported operations during the Corfu Incident in 1923 and spent much of the rest of the decade in reserve. She was rebuilt between 1933 and 1937 with more powerful guns, additional armor and considerably more speed than before. During World War II, both Giulio Cesare and her sister ship, Conte di Cavour, participated in the Battle of Calabria in July 1940, when the former was lightly damaged. They were both present when British torpedo bombers attacked the fleet at Taranto in November 1940, but Giulio Cesare was not damaged. She escorted several convoys to North Africa and participated in the Battle of Cape Spartivento in late 1940 and the First Battle of Sirte in late 1941. She was designated as a training ship in early 1942, and escaped to Malta after the Italian armistice the following year. The ship was transferred to the Soviet Union in 1949 and renamed Novorossiysk (Новороссийск). The Soviets also used her for training until she was sunk in 1955, with the loss of 617 men, by an explosion most likely caused by an old German mine. She was salvaged the following year and later scrapped. If you liked this video, check out my other submarine videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuXclAQCCIH9H2dXHwAyZYNWDQ2SdM-hZ Want to learn more about Submarines? Click here: https://hiddenhistoryyt.com Check out my book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7SNL7B7 Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/HiddenHistoryYT Follow on Instagram for history photos: @hiddenhistorybackup https://www.instagram.com/hiddenhistorybackup/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HiddenHistoryYT @HiddenHistoryYT If you feel that this content in some way infringes on your own content please reach out to [email protected] #warships #ww2 #wwii #navy #history