- Conte di Cavour class battleship
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The Conte di Cavour before reconstructionClass overview Operators: Regia Marina
Preceded by: Dante Alighieri Succeeded by: Andrea Doria-class Built: 1910–1914 In commission: 1915–1955 Completed: 3 Lost: 1 General characteristics Type: Battleship Displacement: 23,100 long tons (23,500 t) Length: 176 m (577 ft 5 in) Beam: 28 m (91 ft 10 in) Draught: 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in) Propulsion: 4 shafts
20 boilers
31,000 hp (23,100 kW)Speed: 21.5 knots (24.7 mph; 39.8 km/h) Range: 4,800 nmi (8,900 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) Complement: 1,000 Armament: As built:
• 3 × 450 mm (18 in) torpedo tubes
• 13 × 305 mm (12.0 in)/46 caliber guns
• 18 × 120 mm (4.7 in)/50 caliber guns
• 16 × 76 mm (3.0 in)/50 caliber guns
• 6 × 76 mm (3.0 in)/40 caliber gunsArmour: Belt: 254 mm (10.0 in)
Conning Tower: 279 mm (11.0 in)
Deck: 111 mm (4.4 in)
Turrets 254 mm (10.0 in)
Secondary battery 127 mm (5.0 in)The Conte di Cavour class was a battleship class of the Regia Marina in World War I and World War II.
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Design
This class was the second group of dreadnoughts in the Regia Marina. The ships were designed by Admiral Edoardo Masdea.
The main armament consisted of 13 305mm guns in five turrets. Three triple turrets were installed in A,Q and Y positions and two twin turrets were installed in B and X positions. The guns were an Armstrong Whitworth design. The machinery was a four shaft direct drive turbine arrangement with either 12 Babcock or 24 Bleychnyden type (Cesare) coal and oil mixed fired boilers
Construction
The class was composed of three ships, all laid down in 1910 and completed in 1914-15:
- Conte di Cavour (reconstructed before World War II)
- Giulio Cesare (reconstructed before World War II)
- Leonardo da Vinci (sunk during World War I)
Giulio Cesare leads the Italian battlefleet, including other Conte di Cavour-class battleships, in the Adriatic Sea in 1918.See also
Media related to Conte di Cavour class battleship at Wikimedia Commons
References
- Faccaroli, Aldo (1970). Italian Warships of World War I. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-010-5.
External links
- Cavour class - Plancia di Comando
- Italian Battleships - www.regiamarina.net
Conte di Cavour-class battleshipPreceded by: Dante Alighieri · Followed by: Andrea Doria class
List of battleships of the Regia MarinaItalian naval ship classes of World War IDreadnought battleships Dante Alighieri S • Conte di Cavour • Andrea Doria • Caracciolo X
Pre-dreadnought battleships Armored cruisers
Protected cruisers
Giovanni Bausan S • Etna • Destroyers
Submarines
Other vessels Faà di Bruno S • Alfredo Cappellini S • Castore
S - Single ship of class • C - Completed after the war • X - Cancelled Battleships Conte di Cavour • Andrea Doria • Vittorio Veneto
Heavy cruisers Light cruisers Destroyers Torpedo boats
Corvettes Submarines Other Aircraft carriersCategories:- Battleship classes
- Conte di Cavour class battleships
- World War II battleships of Italy
- European naval ship stubs
- Italian history stubs
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