Italian ship Caracciolo

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Francesco Caracciolo or Ammiraglio Caracciolo or simply Caracciolo was the name of at least two ships of the Italian Navy named in honour of Francesco Caracciolo and may refer to:

Italian corvette Caracciolo (1811), a sail corvette launched in 1811 for the Neapolitan Navy, originally as Amalia and later renamed Maria Carolina, and incorporated into the Regia Marina after the unification of Italy.
Italian corvette Caracciolo (1869), a screw corvette launched in 1869.
Italian battleship Francesco Caracciolo, a Francesco Caracciolo-class battleship laid down in 1914 and launched in 1920. She was never completed.
Italian submarine Ammiraglio Caracciolo, a Cagni-class submarine launched in 1940 and sunk in 1941.

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