page_title: Luigi Rizzo
hierarchical_section_title: Luigi Rizzo
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Affondamento Santo Stefano English: Italian postcard with photograph of the sinking of the Austro-Hungarian battleship w:SMS Szent István while it was proceeding to break through the w:Otranto Barrage 10 June 1918. The caption reads: "Italian Navy in the World War 1915-1918. On the dawn of June 10th, 1918, Commander Rizzo attacked with two MAS a powerful enemy squadron. The Austrian battleship 'Saint Stephen', hit by torpedo, sank, capsizing on the left side".
context_page_description: Luigi Rizzo, 1st Count of Grado and Premuda, nicknamed the Sinker, was an Italian admiral. He is mostly known for his distinguished service in World War I; as a torpedo boat commander having sunk no fewer than two Austro-Hungarian battleships.
context_section_description: Luigi Rizzo, 1st Count of Grado and Premuda (1887–1951), nicknamed the Sinker, was an Italian admiral. He is mostly known for his distinguished service in World War I; as a torpedo boat commander having sunk no fewer than two Austro-Hungarian battleships (SMS Wien in 1917 and SMS Szent István in 1918).
caption: The last moments of SMS Szent István
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