The Italian navy says the wreckage of the World War II battleship Roma, sunk by German planes 69 years ago with the loss of 1,352 lives, has been located north of Sardinia.

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There, the battleship remained until the end of World War II. In 1947, Italy rewarded the United States with the ship as a war prize to commemorate the new peace treaty between the two countries.

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ROME (AP) – The Italian navy says the wreckage of the World War II battleship Roma, sunk by German planes 69 years ago with the loss of 1,352 lives, has been located north of Sardinia.

ROME (AP) — The Italian navy says the wreckage of the World War II battleship Roma, sunk by German planes 69 years ago with the loss of 1,352 lives, has been located north of Sardinia. The navy ...