Caio Duilio

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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.

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Caio Duilio canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Conte di Cavour-class battleship ⓘ
battleship ⓘ
armamentType naval artillery ⓘ
torpedoes (carried by attacking aircraft at Taranto) ⓘ
beachedAt Mar Grande, Taranto ⓘ
linked to: Taranto harbor
beam 28 meters (after reconstruction) ⓘ
builder Cantieri navali Odero, Genoa ⓘ
class Conte di Cavour class ⓘ
commissioned 10 May 1915 ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
damagedBy Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm ⓘ
linked to: Fleet Air Arm
dateOfEvent 11 November 1940 ⓘ
decommissioned 1956 ⓘ
defensiveSystem anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
displacement about 23,000 tons (standard, as built) ⓘ
over 29,000 tons (full load, after reconstruction) ⓘ
homePort Taranto ⓘ
hullType dreadnought battleship ⓘ
laidDown 24 April 1912 ⓘ
launched 24 April 1913 ⓘ
length about 176 meters (as built) ⓘ
about 186 meters (after reconstruction) ⓘ
locationOfEvent Taranto ⓘ
maximumSpeed 21 knots (as built) ⓘ
26 knots (after reconstruction) ⓘ
namedAfter Gaius Duilius ⓘ
notableEvent British air attack on Taranto ⓘ
notableFeature extensive interwar reconstruction with new superstructure and machinery ⓘ
operator Regia Marina ⓘ
linked to: Italian Navy
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Italian Navy
survivedWar World War II ⓘ
torpedoHits 1 ⓘ

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