Seeschlacht bei Punta Stilo
"Fiume" saw extensive service during World War II, having participated in several sorties to catch British convoys in the Mediterranean. She was present during the Battle of Calabria in July 1940, Battle of Cape Spartivento in November, and ultimately the Battle of Cape Matapan in March 1941. In the last engagement, "Fiume" and her sister ships and were sunk in a close-range night engagement with three British battleships.