Caio Duilio Class Battleships Class Overview |
Dimensions, machinery, performance and armament (general for class) |
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As Built |
After 1937-40 rebuild |
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Length: |
577' 9" |
611' 5" |
Beam: |
91' 8" |
91' 8" |
Draft: |
29' 2" |
30' |
Displacement: |
22,694 (light) 25,200 (full) |
23,622 (light) 29,000 (full) |
Crew: |
1,074 |
1,198 |
Engines: |
3 x Parsons Steam Turbine 32,000 shp |
2 x Belluzzo Steam Turbine 87,000 shp |
Boilers: |
20 |
8 |
Speed: |
21.5 knots |
27 knots |
Screws: |
4 |
2 |
Range: |
4,000 NM @ 10 knots 2,600 NM @ 16 knots |
N/A |
Armament: |
13 x 12"/46 in 5 turrets (Turrets forward, midship and aft having 3 barrels each) 16 x 6"/50 single mounts 13 x 14 pounder 2 x machine guns 3 x 18" torpedo tubes (all submerged, 2 broadside one stern) |
10 x 12.6"/44 in 4 turrets (Forward and after turret having 3 barrels each) 12 x 5.3"/45 in 4 triple turrets 10 x 3.5"/48 AA in single mounts 39 machine guns AA |
Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Navalmeccanica Castellammare di Stabia, Italy |
Apr. 24, 1913 |
May 10, 1915 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped in 1957.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Arsenale di La Spezia La Spezia, Italy |
Mar. 30, 1913 |
June 13, 1916 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped in 1957.
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Class Notes: |
Both ships completely reconstructed between 1937-1940. Andrea Doria by Cantieri Ruiniti dell' Adriatico, Trieste, Italy Caio Duilio by Cantieri del Tirreno, Genoa, Italy |