 Marsala was a protected cruiser built by the Italian Regia Marina ( Royal Navy ) in the 1910s . She was the second and final member of the Nino Bixio class , which were built as scouts for the main Italian fleet . She was equipped with a main battery of six 120 @-@ millimeter ( 4 @.@ 7 in ) guns and had a crew of 250 .
 kwietnia 1941 , she was converted into a minelaying cruiser .
Marsala was laid down in 1911 at the Castellammare di Stabia shipyard and was launched on 27 kwietnia 19