Talk:Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni

Italian high speeds
Actually, it's not true that they ran most trials at light weight. They did run them without ammo, but extra weights were carried to make up this difference. Running them light wouldn't have given useful information for the Italian Navy! The real reason was that they forced the machinery during trials, because they were paid extra per extra knot obtained.

This is spelled out in greater length in Conways All The World'S Fighting Ships 1922-46, page 282. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.91.93.147 (talk) 15:52, 29 July 2009 (UTC)