Conte di Cavour

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Conte di Cavour was an Italian Conte di Cavour-class dreadnought battleship that served in the Regia Marina during both World Wars.

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Conte di Cavour canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian battleship
dreadnought battleship
warship
armament 10 × 320 mm main guns (after reconstruction)
13 × 305 mm main guns (as built)
anti-aircraft guns (various calibers, WWII era)
secondary battery of 120 mm guns (various numbers over career)
beam approximately 28 meters (as built)
builder Ansaldo
surface form: Cantieri Ansaldo, Genoa
capturedBy German Wehrmacht in Italy
surface form: German forces (after Italian armistice, 1943)
class Italian battleship Conte di Cavour
surface form: Conte di Cavour-class battleship
commissioned 1 April 1915
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Italy
damagedBy British carrier-based aircraft
damagedIn Attack on Taranto
surface form: Battle of Taranto
dateOfSignificantDamage night of 11–12 November 1940
displacement approximately 23,000 tons (standard, as built)
approximately 29,000 tons (full load, reconstructed)
enteredService 1915
era early 20th century naval ship
fate never fully returned to operational service after 1940 damage
homePort Taranto (various periods)
hullNumber not commonly used; identified by name in Regia Marina service
intendedUseAfterRefloating reconstruction and return to service
laidDown 10 August 1910
launched 10 August 1911
length approximately 176 meters (as built)
locationDuringLateWar Trieste, Italy
surface form: Trieste
maximumSpeed approximately 21 knots (as built)
approximately 27 knots (after reconstruction)
memberOf Italian battleship Conte di Cavour
surface form: Conte di Cavour-class battleship
modernizedBy extensive reconstruction in the 1930s
namedAfter Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
navalArchitectureFeature all-big-gun main battery (dreadnought layout)
operator Italian Navy
surface form: Regia Marina
propulsion coal-fired boilers (as built)
steam turbines
reconstructed 1933–1937
refloated 1941
scrapped post-World War II
scrappedInCountry Italy
servedInConflict World War I
World War II
serviceBranch Italian Navy
surface form: Regia Marina
statusAfterDamage beached to prevent sinking
tookPartIn Attack on Taranto
surface form: Battle of Taranto

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Battle of Calabria shipInvolved Conte di Cavour
Attack on Taranto damagedShip Conte di Cavour
Attack on Taranto sankOrDisabled Conte di Cavour
Giulio Cesare sisterShip Conte di Cavour