Battle of the Sabri Sea Order of Battle
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Listed below is the complete Order of Battle for the Battle of the Sabri Sea fought between 22 November and 24 November 1935. In terms of combined tonnage of engaged vessels, the Battle of the Sabri Sea was the largest naval battle of the Siduri War.
Summary
| Common Axis | Ship Type | Inner Sphere |
|---|---|---|
| Amika Carpio I Adriana Acciaioli I Lisabetta Benedetti I Romigi Fiesi I Caterina Zani I Lisa Firavanti I Onorino Panzarella I Anzola Accora I Vico Malipiero I Tolomeo Geardino I Azalia D'Orio I Lucrezia DEste I Stella Acordolo I Agnesina Calco I Desdemona Di Tommaso I Daria Troise I Gervasio Ruscitti I Delfina Ballestra I Tessa Lecce I Orazio Flori | BB | |
| Veronica Quintilian I Morena Quintilia I Narciso Jacobo I Amauri Cetrone | CC | |
| CA | ||
| C | ||
| CL | ||
| DD |
Common Axis Forces
Cacertian Forces
Center Fleet
The Center Fleet was the main body of the Cacertian Royal Navy combat fleets in 1935 and based at the Navy’s primary operating base in Fumicino. It possessed some of the most battle-hardened crews of the Cacertian Royal Navy and was led by Grand Admiral Doria.
—Commander-in-Chief, Cacertian Naval Forces: GrdAdm Andrea Doria aboard the HMS Amika Carpio.
—Commander, Center Fleet: Adm Romina Terzo aboard the HMS Adriana Acciaioli.
—Second in Command, Center Fleet: DAdm Giuseppe Trevisan aboard the HMS Anzola Accora.
Battleships
The Center Fleet had a total of 25 battleships of which only 20 were available for use by the time of the battle, organized into two Battle Squadrons with the Grand Admiral’s flagship at the head of the 1st Battle Squadron. The 20 vessels of the 1st and 2nd Battle Squadrons formed the main body of the Center Fleet offensive force and are listed below in order of importance.
1st Battle Squadron
1st Battleship Division: DAdm Martino Calbi
—HMS Amika Carpio (Fleet Flagship): Capt1G Alessandro Capello
—HMS Adriana Acciaioli (Flagship): Capt1G Madelena Vitelli
—HMS Lisabetta Benedetti: Capt2G Matteo Piroli
—HMS Romigi Fiesi: Capt2G Cesare Fantozzo
—HMS Caterina Zani: Capt2G Verdiana Campoli
2nd Battleship Division: RAdm Letta Crivelli
—HMS Lisa Firavanti (Flagship): Capt1G Stella Sorizi
—HMS Onorino Panzarella: Capt2G Lena Calenzano
—HMS Anzola Accora: Capt2G Maria Abagio
—HMS Vico Malipiero: Capt2G Alessio Albrini
—HMS Tolomeo Geardino: Capt2G Muziano Adduci
2nd Battle Squadron
3rd Battleship Division: DAdm Lucia Sanudo
—HMS Azalia D’Orio (Flagship): Capt1G Aurelia Grimani
—HMS Lucrezia DEste: Capt1G Maura Nobile
—HMS Stella Acordolo: Capt2G Masina Friocarda
—HMS Agnesina Calco: Capt2G Girolamo Visconti
—HMS Desdemona Di Tommaso: Capt2G Vincenzo Palmio
4th Battleship Division: RAdm Piero Mauroceno
—HMS Daria Troise (Flagship): Capt1G Zuana Rosso
—HMS Gervasio Ruscitti: Capt2G Ricardo Bon
—HMS Delfina Ballestra: Capt2G Helena Belzani
—HMS Tessa Lecce: Capt2G Nuccio Montefeltro
—HMS Orazio Flori: Capt2G Martina Picarello
Battlecruisers
The Center Fleet sailed to Andria with a single battlecruiser squadron which formed the backbone of the fleet’s quick reaction force. Headed by Division Admiral Evelina Squillante, the 1st Battlecruiser Division was made up of the newest, and ultimately last, generation of Cacertian battlecruisers.
1st Battlecruiser Squadron
1st Battlecruiser Division: DAdm Evelina Squillante
—HMS Veronica Quintilian (Flagship): Capt1G Deodata Poma
—HMS Morena Quintilian: Capt2G Vodingo Mirabella
—HMS Narciso Jacobo: Capt2G Clemenzia Comella
—HMS Amauri Cetrone: Capt2G Elimena Bufano
Cruisers
A wide range of Cacertian cruiser classes of the Center Fleet were present at the battle. While the firepower of Cacerta’s cruisers were considered incapable of engaging enemy battleships and battlecruisers, their mobility made them great for screening against enemy destroyers attempting to make torpedo runs. The Center Fleet fielded a total of 20 cruisers of varying weight class.
1st Cruiser Squadron
1st Heavy Cruiser Division: DAdm Erardo Vitti
—HMS Elda Simonetti (Flagship): Capt1G Luigi Silvia
—HMS Marzia Valeri: Capt2G Ivo Molini
—HMS Orsino Doro: Capt2G Adria Siano
—HMS Eleonora Morasco: Capt2G Argelia Gianni
1st Cruiser Division: RAdm Rosa Guccione
—HMS Turibio Serpe (Flagship): Capt1G Giacomo Canzoneri
—HMS Metello Floro: Capt2G Beata Paladino
—HMS Ilva Micco: Capt2G Linda Martelli
—HMS Iolanda Caldarella: Capt2G Sirano Pieroni
1st Light Cruiser Division: RAdm Zanita Lamanna
—HMS Bruno Mauri (Flagship): Capt1G Alba Patierno
—HMS Aristide Farino: Capt2G Mafeo Fierro
—HMS Delfino Fidanza: Capt2G Telica Tornetta
—HMS Onesta Lucente: Capt2G Biagi Tavella
2nd Cruiser Squadron
2nd Heavy Cruiser Division: DAdm Matilde De Fiano
—HMS Lorella De Lucia (Flagship): Capt1G Bartolomeo Sullo
—HMS Turi Finelli: Capt2G Abele Donici
—HMS Agnese Cinell'i: Capt2G Eloisa Lucente
—HMS Dino Montanino: Capt2G Alfonso Gattone
2nd Cruiser Division: DAdm Enea Di Bella
—HMS Gildo Laudato (Flagship): Capt1G Aloisio Carli
—HMS Argo Barba: Capt2G Isa Maneri
—HMS Marinella Raffin: Capt2G Eraldo Zona
—HMS Maga Sicignano: Capt2G Rosita D’Politano
Destroyers
Southern Fleet
The ships of the Southern Fleet formed the initial combat element and were the first vessels to engage the Inner Sphere during the main engagement on the second day of the battle. Of the three Cacertian fleets involved in the battle, the Southern Fleet suffered the most casualties.
—Commander, Southern Fleet: Adm Marzia Triola aboard the HMS Rossana Lamalfa.
—Second in Command, Southern Fleet: DAdm Ardito Cotroneo aboard the HMS Pamela Triolo.
