Italian cruiser Fiume

The Fiume was a Zara class heavy cruiser of the Italian Regia Marina. Her name derives from the city of Fiume and her motto Sic indeficienter virtus (thus with inexhaustible valour) derived from the city's motto since 1659, Indeficienter.

Service
Built in the Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino at Trieste, she entered service at the end of 1931. At the start of the Second World War she was assigned to 1st Cruiser Division, based at Taranto. During the war she and her sister cruisers Zara and Pola fought together in the Battle of Cape Matapan, during which were all sunk on 29 March 1941.