Duca d'Aosta survives the war and becomes Kerch

The cruiser was unusually lucky because naval action, air attack, and submarine attack all failed to damage her. That survival is especially notable after repeated convoy, minelaying, and fleet assignments in the Mediterranean. Once Italy changed sides, she supported Allied South Atlantic blockade duties from Freetown. The postwar settlement then transferred her to the Soviet Navy as Kerch, extending the career of an Italian fascist-era cruiser into a third political and operational context.