Alberto da Giussano was laid down in March 1928, launched in April 1930 after some delay associated with the Great Depression, and commissioned in January 1931. The chronology shows how quickly the first Condottieri design moved from interwar construction into wartime service. The cruiser was sunk at the Battle of Cape Bon in December 1941. Accounts of the night action disagree over ship order, maneuvers, and the attribution of individual attacks.
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Alberto da Giussano's service ended at Cape Bon
The lead ship's construction and loss dates place the first Condottieri cruiser on a short path from interwar building to destruction at Cape Bon.