Part of the Italian Conte di Cavour dreadnought battleships class. Laid down at the shipyard of Gio. Ansaldo&C., Genoa, Italy on 24 June 1910, launched on 15 October a year later, completed on 14 May 1914, commissioned on 7 June was she decommissioned on 18 May 1928. Between 1933 and 1937 modernized/rebuilt was she again commissioned on 3 June 1937, since early 1942 training ship, decommissioned on 15 December 1948 and handed over to the Soviet navy on 4 February 1949. Renamed and used as a training ship until she sunk on 29 October 1955 due to a (German0 mine explosion. Stricken on 24 February 1956, salvaged on 4 May 1957 and broken up. After her rebuilding was her displacement 29.600 tons/29.100 long tons (deep load) with as dimensions 186,4 x 33,1 metres or 611’7”x 108’7”. The armament consisted of 2x3&2x2-32cm/12.6” guns, 6x2-12cm guns and 4x2-10cm/3.9” anti aircraft guns.
