Italian ship Caio Duilio

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Four ships of the Regia Marina, and the present day Italian Navy, have borne the name Duilio or Caio Duilio, the name commemorating the 3rd century BC Roman naval leader Gaius Duilius:

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<i>Regia Marina</i> 1861–1946 maritime warfare branch of Italian military; predecessor of the Marina Militare

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Italian battleship <i>Duilio</i> Dreadnought battleship of the Italian Royal Navy

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. Duilio was laid down in February 1912, launched in April 1913, and completed in May 1916. She was initially armed with a main battery of thirteen 305 mm (12.0 in) guns, but a major reconstruction in the late 1930s replaced these with ten 320 mm (13 in) guns. Duilio saw no action during World War I owing to the inactivity of the Austro-Hungarian fleet during the conflict. She cruised the Mediterranean in the 1920s and was involved in the Corfu incident in 1923.

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Italian cruiser <i>Caio Duilio</i>

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<i>Andrea Doria</i>-class battleship Class of Italian battleships

The Andrea Doria class was a pair of dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Italian Navy between 1912 and 1916. The two ships—Andrea Doria and Duilio—were completed during World War I. The class was an incremental improvement over the preceding Conte di Cavour class. Like the earlier ships, Andrea Doria and Duilio were armed with a main battery of thirteen 305-millimeter (12.0 in) guns.

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Italian ironclad <i>Ruggiero di Lauria</i> Ironclad warship of the Italian Royal Navy

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Italian ironclad <i>Andrea Doria</i> Ironclad warship of the Italian Royal Navy

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Italian destroyer <i>Caio Duilio</i>

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Andrea Doria has been borne by five ships of the Italian military and merchant navy, after Andrea Doria and may refer to:

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305 mm/46 Model 1909 Naval gunCoastal artillery

The 305 mm /46 Model 1909 was a naval gun that was the main armament of two classes of Italian dreadnought battleships and one unique dreadnought of the Regia Marina built at the beginning of World War I. Many of these guns were later modified to 320 mm Model 1934 and 320 mm Model 1936 naval guns by boring out their barrels, adding new liners and developing new ammunition. A number of unconverted guns including those from the scrapped Dante Alighieri and the salvaged Leonardo da Vinci were also used as coastal artillery during World War II.

Enrico Dandolo or simply Dandolo was the name of at least three ships of the Italian Navy named in honour of Enrico Dandolo and may refer to: