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This black and white photograph captures unidentified Italian cruisers illuminating the La Foce suburb of Genoa, with searchlights in May 1938.

Photo credits, Giorgio Parodi, naviearmatori.net.

Occasion: The scene was part of a display for an official visit by El Duce to the city, during which much of the Italian battle fleet was moored in the harbor from mid to late May as part of a fleet review.

Regia Marina cruiser Zara departing Genoa on 30 May 1938.