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Italy's three '''''Conte di Cavour'' class''' dreadnoughts were delivered in 1914-15 – successors to the nation's first dreadnought-type ship, [[Dante Alighieri]]. One would be lost to Austro-Hungarian sabotage at anchor in [[Taranto]] harbour during the war. | Italy's three '''''Conte di Cavour'' class''' dreadnoughts were delivered in 1914-15 – successors to the nation's first dreadnought-type ship, [[Dante Alighieri]]. One would be lost to Austro-Hungarian sabotage at anchor in [[Taranto]] harbour during the war. | ||
The class introduced super-firing turrets to the Italian navy, positioning two of the five turrets as twins firing over triples, fore and aft, with another triple amidships. | The class introduced super-firing turrets to the Italian navy, positioning two of the five turrets as twins firing over triples, fore and aft, with another triple amidships. | ||
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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 3 vessels | |||
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| {{IT-ConteDiCavour}} | |||
|[[La Spezia Arsenale]] | |||
|10 Aug, 1910 | |||
|10 Aug, 1911 | |||
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|Sunk 12 Nov, 1940 | |||
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|[[Giovanni Ansaldo & Company]], Genoa | |||
|24 Jun, 1910 | |||
|15 Oct, 1911 | |||
|14 May, 1914 | |||
|Transferred 1948 | |||
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| {{IT-LeonardoDaVinci}} | |||
|[[Cantieri Navali Odero]], Setri Ponente | |||
|18 Jul, 1910 | |||
|14 Oct, 1911 | |||
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|Sunk 2 Aug, 1916 | |||
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==Design== | ==Design== | ||
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name=Conte di Cavour | name=Conte di Cavour | ||
builder=[[La Spezia]]{{Conways1906|p. 259}} | builder=[[La Spezia Arsenale]]{{Conways1906|p. 259}} | ||
laid=10 8 10{{Conways1906|p. 259}} | laid=10 8 10{{Conways1906|p. 259}} | ||
launch=10 8 11{{Conways1906|p. 259}} | launch=10 8 11{{Conways1906|p. 259}} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:10, 3 March 2020
Italy's three Conte di Cavour class dreadnoughts were delivered in 1914-15 – successors to the nation's first dreadnought-type ship, Dante Alighieri. One would be lost to Austro-Hungarian sabotage at anchor in Taranto harbour during the war.
The class introduced super-firing turrets to the Italian navy, positioning two of the five turrets as twins firing over triples, fore and aft, with another triple amidships.
| Overview of 3 vessels | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Conte di Cavour | La Spezia Arsenale | 10 Aug, 1910 | 10 Aug, 1911 | Sunk 12 Nov, 1940 | |
| Giulio Cesare | Giovanni Ansaldo & Company, Genoa | 24 Jun, 1910 | 15 Oct, 1911 | 14 May, 1914 | Transferred 1948 |
| Leonardo da Vinci | Cantieri Navali Odero, Setri Ponente | 18 Jul, 1910 | 14 Oct, 1911 | Sunk 2 Aug, 1916 | |
Design
The ships had a peculiarly tall barbette under the super-firing "B" turret which must have come at great cost to the design in terms of weight.
Armament
Main Battery
Secondary Battery
Torpedoes
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
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