Italian battleship Caio Duilio
- Italian battleship Caio Duilio
"Caio Duilio" was an Italian "Andrea Doria" class battleship that served in the Regia Marina during World War I and World War II. She was named after the Roman fleet commander Gaius Duilius.
Built as a 29,861 t battleship with 13 305/46 mm guns, she and her sister "Andrea Doria" went with several changes in their career including receiving seaplanes.
Modernisation between 1937 and 1940 turned both ships into new ones. Among the other changes, the ship received 10 320/44 mm guns that was made reboring the former 305/46 to achieve quite the same caliber of french Dunquerque class battleships.
"Caio Duilio" was damaged by a torpedo during the Battle of Taranto. She was towed to Genoa for repairs in 6 months, and narrowly escaped further damage when the port was bombarded by British warships in February 1941. In December 1941, Duilio participated in the First Battle of Sirte. She was placed on the reserve in 1942 because of fuel shortages. After the armistice with the Allies in 1943, "Caio Duilio" was used as a training ship. Finally the 41-year-old dreadnought, now old and worn, was scrapped at La Spezia in 1957.
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