Caio Duilio
E440793
Caio Duilio was an Italian Royal Navy battleship of the Conte di Cavour class that served in both World Wars and was notably damaged during the British air attack on Taranto in 1940.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Conte di Cavour-class battleship
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battleship ⓘ |
| armamentType |
naval artillery
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torpedoes (carried by attacking aircraft at Taranto) ⓘ |
| beachedAt | Mar Grande, Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 28 meters (after reconstruction) ⓘ |
| builder | Cantieri navali Odero, Genoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Conte di Cavour class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 10 May 1915 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damagedBy | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 11 November 1940 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1956 ⓘ |
| defensiveSystem | anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| displacement |
about 23,000 tons (standard, as built)
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over 29,000 tons (full load, after reconstruction) ⓘ |
| homePort | Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullType | dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| laidDown | 24 April 1912 ⓘ |
| launched | 24 April 1913 ⓘ |
| length |
about 176 meters (as built)
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about 186 meters (after reconstruction) ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent | Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
21 knots (as built)
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26 knots (after reconstruction) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gaius Duilius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | British air attack on Taranto ⓘ |
| notableFeature | extensive interwar reconstruction with new superstructure and machinery ⓘ |
| operator | Regia Marina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMainBattery | 13 × 305 mm guns ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | D 553 (postwar hull number) ⓘ |
| postRebuildMainBattery | 10 × 320 mm guns ⓘ |
| postwarUse | training and fleet unit for Italian Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| reconstructed | 1937–1940 ⓘ |
| reconstructionLocation | Cantieri del Tirreno, Genoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnedToService | 1941 ⓘ |
| role | fleet flagship (interwar and WWII periods, at times) ⓘ |
| scrapped | late 1950s ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1915 ⓘ |
| statusDuringWWI | saw limited action in the Adriatic Sea ⓘ |
| statusDuringWWII | operated mainly in the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| successorNavy | Marina Militare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivedWar | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| torpedoHits | 1 ⓘ |
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