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In the late 1930s, Italy set out to restore its naval prestige.

The result was the Littorio class — some of the most advanced battleships ever built outside the major naval powers. Fast, heavily armed, and protected by the innovative Pugliese torpedo defense system, ships like Littorio, Vittorio Veneto, and Roma were meant to dominate the Mediterranean.

On paper, they rivaled anything Britain could deploy.

In reality, the war they entered had already changed.

This documentary explores the rise and fall of Italy’s greatest battleships — from their stunning debut, to the devastating British carrier strike at Taranto, to fuel shortages, radar inferiority, and the growing dominance of air power. Despite moments of brilliance and raw potential, the Littorio class spent much of the war confined to port.

Their final chapter came in tragedy, when Roma was sunk by German guided bombs — one of the first precision strikes in naval history.

These ships were not defeated by design flaws alone.
They were defeated by timing.

This is the story of beauty, ambition, and battleships built for a world that no longer existed.