Arsenale di La Spezia - Kingdom of Italy
Shipbuilder(s)
Kingdom of Italy
Operators
1913
Commissioned
Kingdom of Italy
National Origin
Decommissioned, Out-of-Service
Project Status
1,233
Complement
Andrea Dorea-class
Hull Class
2
Number-in-Class
Andrea Doria; Caio Duilio
Ships-in-Class
Offshore Bombardment
Offshore bombardment / attack of surface targets / areas primarily through onboard ballistic weaponry.
Land-Attack
Offshore strike of surface targets primarily through onboard missile / rocket weaponry.
Maritime Patrol
Active patroling of vital waterways and maritime areas; can also serve as local deterrence against airborne and seaborne threats.
Airspace Denial / Deterrence
Neutralization or deterrence of airborne elements through onboard ballistic of missile weaponry.
Fleet Support
Serving in support (either firepower or material) of the main surface fleet in Blue Water environments.
Flag Ship / Capital Ship
Serving in the fleet Flag Ship role or Capital Ship in older warship designs / terminology.
554.3 feet
(168.95 meters)
Length
92.0 feet
(28.04 meters)
Beam
28.1 feet
(8.56 meters)
Draught
25,704
tons
Displacement
(Early): 20 x Boiler units feeding 1 x Steam turbine developing 30,000 horsepower to 4 x Shafts; (Later): 8 x Yarrow type boilers feeding 4 x Steam turbines developing 75,000 horsepower to 2 x shafts.
Propulsion
26.0 knots
(29.9 mph)
Surface Speed
4,743 nm
(5,458 miles | 8,784 km)
Range
1 knot = 1.15 mph; 1 nm = 1.15 mile; 1 nm = 1.85 km
Early:
13 x 12" main guns in primary turrets.
16 x 6" guns in secondary turrets.
13 x 3" guns.
6 x 76mm Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns.
3 x 135mm torpedo tubes.
Late:
10 x 12.6" main guns in primary turrets.
12 x 5.3" guns in secondary turrets.
10 x 3.5" AA guns.
13 x 76mm guns.
15 x 37mm AA automatic cannons.
16 x 20mm AA automatic cannons.