Italian corvette Baionetta (1942) explained

Baionetta was a of the Regia Marina. She served in World War II from 1943 to 1945.

On 9 September 1943, a day after the Italian armistice, Baionetta transported King Victor Emmanuel III and General Pietro Badoglio, together with their respective entourages and general staff officers, from the small harbour town of Ortona and sailed south escorted by the Italian light cruiser, arriving in Brindisi the next day.^{[1] [2]}

External links

• Baionetta under way.
• Baionetta Marina Militare website

Notes and References

1. Rohwer, Jurgen. Chronology of the War at Sea, 1939-1945: The Naval History of World War Two. Revised ed. Annapolis, Md.: Us Naval Institute Press, 2005. Print.
2. "A review of the House of Savoy." L'Italo-Americano Weekly Newspaper. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 July 2010